English

Adjective

tatterdemalion ‎(comparative more tatterdemalion, superlative most tatterdemalion)

1. Tattered.

Synonyms

• bedraggled
• broken-down
• dilapidated
• ramshackle
• ruinous
• rundown
• tumbledown

Noun

tatterdemalion ‎(plural tatterdemalions)

1. A person with tattered clothing.
   • 1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima.

     She took romantic fancies to vagabonds of either sex, attempted to establish social relations with them, and was the cause of infinite agitation to the gentleman who lived near her in the Crescent, who was always smoking at the window, and who reminded Hyacinth of Mr. Micawber. She received visits that were a scandal to the Crescent, and Hyacinth neglected his affairs, whatever they were, to see what tatterdemalion would next turn up at her door.

Synonyms

• ragamuffin

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