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tattered |
Overview of adj tattered The adj tattered has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (35) tattered, tatterdemalion -- (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") 2. shattered, tattered -- (ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past") Antonyms of adj tattered 2 senses of tattered Sense 1 tattered, tatterdemalion INDIRECT (VIA worn) -> unworn Sense 2 shattered, tattered INDIRECT (VIA destroyed) -> preserved Similarity of adj tattered 2 senses of tattered Sense 1 tattered, tatterdemalion => worn (vs. unworn) Sense 2 shattered, tattered => destroyed (vs. preserved) Attributes of adj tattered Familiarity of adj tattered tattered used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj tattered tattered Overview of adj tattered The adj tattered has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (35) tattered, tatterdemalion -- (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") 2. shattered, tattered -- (ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past")
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