tatterdemalion

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Person oder Sache beschreibt, die zerlumpt, abgerissen oder in einem schäbigen, verwahrlosten Zustand ist.

An archaic adjective describing a person or thing that is ragged, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.

1. Ragged or tornC2formal

   Describing clothing that is worn to shreds or a person dressed in tattered garments.

   Lumpen

   • The tatterdemalion beggar shuffled down the street.
   • He wore a tatterdemalion coat that had seen better days.
   • The old flag was tatterdemalion after years of wind and rain.

   Synonymefrayedraggedscruffyshabbytatteredtattytorn

   Antonymeelegantneatsmarttidytrim

2. In poor conditionC2formal

   Referring to something that is in a dilapidated or deplorable state.

   Heruntergekommen

   • The tatterdemalion house was barely standing after the storm.
   • The garden was left in a tatterdemalion state, overgrown and neglected.
   • His tatterdemalion appearance reflected his difficult circumstances.

   Synonymebedraggleddecrepitdilapidatedraggedrun-downscruffyseedyshabbytattered

   Antonymeimmaculatepristinesolidsoundspotless

• Substantiv, das eine Person, besonders ein Kind, in zerlumpter oder abgerissener Kleidung bezeichnet; auch abwertend für einen heruntergekommenen Menschen.

A noun referring to a person, especially a child, who is dressed in ragged or tattered clothing.

1. A ragged or shabbily dressed personC2formal

   A person, especially a child, who is dressed in torn, dirty, or shabby clothing.

   Lumpenkerl

   • The old tatterdemalion sat on the street corner, begging for coins.
   • In the novel, the tatterdemalion was a symbol of poverty and neglect.
   • A group of tatterdemalions played in the muddy alley.

   Synonymegaminguttersniperagamuffinscarecrowurchinwaif

   Antonymebeaudandyfop