Tatterdemalion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌtætədəˈmeɪlɪən|  American pronunciation of the word tatterdemalion
Brit.  |ˌtætədɪˈmeɪljən|  British pronunciation of the word tatterdemalion

noun

- a dirty shabbily clothed urchin (syn: ragamuffin)

adjective

- worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing (syn: tattered)
a tatterdemalion prince
- in deplorable condition (syn: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down)

Extra examples

...one of those tatterdemalion towns of the rust belt where the factories closed down decades ago...

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