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tattered
[ tat-erd ]
/ ËtĂŠt Érd /
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adjective
torn to tatters; ragged: a tattered flag.
wearing ragged clothing: a tattered old man.
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OTHER WORDS FROM tattered
un·tat·tered, adjectiveWords nearby tattered
tatpurusha, Tatra Mountains, TATT, tatter, tatterdemalion, tattered, tattersall, Tattersall's, tattie, tattie-bogle, tattie-peelin
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British Dictionary definitions for tattered
tattered
/ (ËtĂŠtÉd) /
adjective
ragged or worna tattered old book
wearing ragged or torn clothingtattered refugees
damaged, defeated, or in disarrayhe believes he can bring the tattered party together
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