TATTERDEMALION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
   Synonym(s)
   • ragamuffin (what does ragamuffin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tatterdemalion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • urchin (what does urchin mean?)

TATTERDEMALION as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • in deplorable condition
   Synonym(s)
   • bedraggled (what does bedraggled mean?)
   • broken-down (what does broken-down mean?)
   • dilapidated (what does dilapidated mean?)
   • ramshackle (what does ramshackle mean?)
   • tumble-down (what does tumble-down mean?)
   • unsound (what does unsound mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a street of bedraggled tenements
   • a broken-down fence
   • a ramshackle old pier
   • a tumble-down shack
   Similar To
   • damaged (what does damaged mean?)
2. Meaning
   • worn to shreds
   • or wearing torn or ragged clothing
   Synonym(s)
   • tattered (what does tattered mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a man in a tattered shirt
   • the tattered flag
   • tied up in tattered brown paper
   • a tattered barefoot boy
   • a tatterdemalion prince
   Similar To
   • worn (what does worn mean?)