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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") 



tattered definition