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Word: Tattered
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’): apparently originally from the noun tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ + -ed; later treated as a past participle
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtatəd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
old and torn; in poor condition
Short Definition:old and torn
Examples:- an old woman in tattered clothes
- the tattered remnants of my pride
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