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tatterdemalion

DEFINITIONS OF: tatterdemalion

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n a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

Synonyms:
ragamuffin
Type of:
urchin
poor and often mischievous city child

adj in deplorable condition

Synonyms:
bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down
damaged
harmed or injured or spoiled

adj worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

“a tatterdemalion prince”
Synonyms:
tattered
worn
affected by wear; damaged by long use
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