tatterdemalion

• Adjectif désignant une personne ou une chose en haillons, usée, déchirée ou en très mauvais état.

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.

   déguenillé

   • 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.

   Synonymesfrayedraggedscruffyshabbytatteredtattytorn

   Antonymeselegantneatsmarttidytrim

2. In poor conditionC2formal

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

   En mauvais état, délabré

   • 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.

   Synonymesbedraggleddecrepitdilapidatedraggedrun-downscruffyseedyshabbytattered

   Antonymesimmaculatepristinesolidsoundspotless

• Nom désignant une personne, surtout un enfant, vêtue de haillons ou de vêtements usés et déchirés. Peut aussi désigner une personne d'apparence négligée ou misérable.

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.

   personne en haillons

   • 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.

   Synonymesgaminguttersniperagamuffinscarecrowurchinwaif

   Antonymesbeaudandyfop