tatterdemalion meaning and definition

TATTERDEMALION noun

Definition of tatterdemalion (noun)

1. a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
   • synonyms: ragamuffin

TATTERDEMALION adjective

Definition of tatterdemalion (adjective)

1. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
   • "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince"
   • synonyms: tattered
2. in deplorable condition
   • "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
   • synonyms: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down