Tattered

Added by Elif Varlik

Definition

Adjective (Merriam-Webster)

1. torn into shreds, ragged

2. broken down 

Pronunciation

• tat·​tered

• IPA: /ˈtæt̬.ɚd/

Sample sentences

• I must have looked like a homeless kid with my tattered clothes and my scraped-up face. I hadn’t slept in at least twenty-four hours. (Percy Jackson)

• Though tattered, hungry, worn out, and reduced to a third of their original number, the French entered Moscow in good marching order. (Your Dictionary)

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Etymology

Translation

Chinese: 破烂

Korean: 해진

Kazakh: жыртылған

Russian: оборванный

French: en lambeaux

Spanish: andrajoso

German: zerfetzt

Turkish: yırtık pırtık