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Definition of tattered adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tattered

adjective
 
/ˈtætəd/
 
/ˈtætərd/
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  1. old and torn; in bad condition
    • tattered clothes
    • (figurative) tattered relationships
    • (figurative) the hotel’s tattered reputation
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTattered is used with these nouns:
    • cloak
    • clothes
    • clothing
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’): apparently originally from the noun tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ + -ed; later treated as a past participle.
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