Definition of tattered in English:

tattered

adjective ˈtatədˈtædərd

Old and torn; in poor condition.
an old woman in tattered clothes
一个衣衫褴褛的老妇人。
figurative the tattered remnants of my pride
Example sentencesExamples
- Among them were both female and male, clothed in tattered dark garb, skin pale and sometimes scarred in the case of the males.
- Spin and weave every day, for our Mother is in tattered weeds and a poor mother needs clothes to cover her sores.
- I wouldn't mind if the flag was tattered and torn - I would be happy to buy a new one.
- He would find his clothes tattered and torn and his belongings smashed.
- Four teens ran down the dirt path of a town, their clothes tattered and patched, but not dirty.
- Many of the poor ride bicycles, wear old and sometimes tattered clothing, and live in thatched homes.
- Within days the original manuscripts arrived at his home - tattered, torn, pale and faded.
- Discovered under his bed after his death, they hang here tattered and torn.
- From her tattered old dress and boots full of holes, Josie knew this girl must not have much money.
- Absinthe and tattered clothes are no longer the attributes of the new.
- I walk away cautiously, tip toeing along the path, aware of the many holes in my tattered hiking boots.
- A sigh of accomplishment escaped from my mouth as I finally pulled out an old book, tattered and torn.
- Rich men with tailored suits knelt by poor men in tattered clothes.
- Mr Haw's collection of tattered banners covers 60 feet, and is an eyesore.
- Sitting in his second-floor office down the tattered end of Islington, north London, he promises real change.
- The tattered clothes of the majority of shoeless, rural and urban poor are outward signs of the poverty they endure.
- The labourers were in a bad condition, with tattered clothes and worn-out expressions.
- On a main road leading north of Kabul, another refugee pushed a cart piled high with pots and pans, a metal trunk and a few tattered carpets.
- They didn't provide much shelter, she noted, still soaked from the rain and with streaks of mud on her face and tattered clothes.
- The South African flag is tattered and faded, is usually wrapped around the flagpole and looks a sorry sight.
Synonyms
shabby, well worn, worn, worn to shreds, threadbare, in tatters, in ribbons, in rags, in holes, holey, falling to pieces, falling apart at the seams, ragged, frayed, patched, moth-eaten, faded, seedy, shoddy, sorry, scruffy, dilapidated, crumbling, broken-down, run down, tumbledown, decrepit, deteriorated, on its last legs, having seen better days, time-worn

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing'): apparently originally from the noun tatter 'scrap of cloth' + -ed¹; later treated as a past participle.

Like tag, tattered is first found relating to the medieval fashion for slashed clothing, in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’. Tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ comes from Old Norse tǫtrar ‘rags’. Tatty (early 16th century), originally Scots for ‘tangled, matted, shaggy’, is related, and was shortened to tat ‘worthless articles in the mid 19th century.

Definition of tattered in US English:

tattered

adjectiveˈtædərdˈtadərd

Old and torn; in poor condition.
an old woman in tattered clothes
一个衣衫褴褛的老妇人。
figurative the tattered remnants of his dreams
Example sentencesExamples
- Spin and weave every day, for our Mother is in tattered weeds and a poor mother needs clothes to cover her sores.
- Absinthe and tattered clothes are no longer the attributes of the new.
- Sitting in his second-floor office down the tattered end of Islington, north London, he promises real change.
- He would find his clothes tattered and torn and his belongings smashed.
- They didn't provide much shelter, she noted, still soaked from the rain and with streaks of mud on her face and tattered clothes.
- Among them were both female and male, clothed in tattered dark garb, skin pale and sometimes scarred in the case of the males.
- Within days the original manuscripts arrived at his home - tattered, torn, pale and faded.
- Mr Haw's collection of tattered banners covers 60 feet, and is an eyesore.
- Discovered under his bed after his death, they hang here tattered and torn.
- The tattered clothes of the majority of shoeless, rural and urban poor are outward signs of the poverty they endure.
- I walk away cautiously, tip toeing along the path, aware of the many holes in my tattered hiking boots.
- Rich men with tailored suits knelt by poor men in tattered clothes.
- The South African flag is tattered and faded, is usually wrapped around the flagpole and looks a sorry sight.
- Four teens ran down the dirt path of a town, their clothes tattered and patched, but not dirty.
- From her tattered old dress and boots full of holes, Josie knew this girl must not have much money.
- The labourers were in a bad condition, with tattered clothes and worn-out expressions.
- Many of the poor ride bicycles, wear old and sometimes tattered clothing, and live in thatched homes.
- I wouldn't mind if the flag was tattered and torn - I would be happy to buy a new one.
- A sigh of accomplishment escaped from my mouth as I finally pulled out an old book, tattered and torn.
- On a main road leading north of Kabul, another refugee pushed a cart piled high with pots and pans, a metal trunk and a few tattered carpets.
Synonyms
shabby, well worn, worn, worn to shreds, threadbare, in tatters, in ribbons, in rags, in holes, holey, falling to pieces, falling apart at the seams, ragged, frayed, patched, moth-eaten, faded, seedy, shoddy, sorry, scruffy, dilapidated, crumbling, broken-down, run down, tumbledown, decrepit, deteriorated, on its last legs, having seen better days, time-worn

Origin

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.

词汇	tattered
释义	Definition of tattered in English: tattered adjective ˈtatədˈtædərd Old and torn; in poor condition. an old woman in tattered clothes 一个衣衫褴褛的老妇人。 figurative the tattered remnants of my pride Example sentencesExamples Among them were both female and male, clothed in tattered dark garb, skin pale and sometimes scarred in the case of the males. Spin and weave every day, for our Mother is in tattered weeds and a poor mother needs clothes to cover her sores. I wouldn't mind if the flag was tattered and torn - I would be happy to buy a new one. He would find his clothes tattered and torn and his belongings smashed. Four teens ran down the dirt path of a town, their clothes tattered and patched, but not dirty. Many of the poor ride bicycles, wear old and sometimes tattered clothing, and live in thatched homes. Within days the original manuscripts arrived at his home - tattered, torn, pale and faded. Discovered under his bed after his death, they hang here tattered and torn. From her tattered old dress and boots full of holes, Josie knew this girl must not have much money. Absinthe and tattered clothes are no longer the attributes of the new. I walk away cautiously, tip toeing along the path, aware of the many holes in my tattered hiking boots. A sigh of accomplishment escaped from my mouth as I finally pulled out an old book, tattered and torn. Rich men with tailored suits knelt by poor men in tattered clothes. Mr Haw's collection of tattered banners covers 60 feet, and is an eyesore. Sitting in his second-floor office down the tattered end of Islington, north London, he promises real change. The tattered clothes of the majority of shoeless, rural and urban poor are outward signs of the poverty they endure. The labourers were in a bad condition, with tattered clothes and worn-out expressions. On a main road leading north of Kabul, another refugee pushed a cart piled high with pots and pans, a metal trunk and a few tattered carpets. They didn't provide much shelter, she noted, still soaked from the rain and with streaks of mud on her face and tattered clothes. The South African flag is tattered and faded, is usually wrapped around the flagpole and looks a sorry sight. Synonyms shabby, well worn, worn, worn to shreds, threadbare, in tatters, in ribbons, in rags, in holes, holey, falling to pieces, falling apart at the seams, ragged, frayed, patched, moth-eaten, faded, seedy, shoddy, sorry, scruffy, dilapidated, crumbling, broken-down, run down, tumbledown, decrepit, deteriorated, on its last legs, having seen better days, time-worn Origin Middle English (in the sense 'dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing'): apparently originally from the noun tatter 'scrap of cloth' + -ed¹; later treated as a past participle. Like tag, tattered is first found relating to the medieval fashion for slashed clothing, in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’. Tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ comes from Old Norse tǫtrar ‘rags’. Tatty (early 16th century), originally Scots for ‘tangled, matted, shaggy’, is related, and was shortened to tat ‘worthless articles in the mid 19th century. Definition of tattered in US English: tattered adjectiveˈtædərdˈtadərd Old and torn; in poor condition. an old woman in tattered clothes 一个衣衫褴褛的老妇人。 figurative the tattered remnants of his dreams Example sentencesExamples Spin and weave every day, for our Mother is in tattered weeds and a poor mother needs clothes to cover her sores. Absinthe and tattered clothes are no longer the attributes of the new. Sitting in his second-floor office down the tattered end of Islington, north London, he promises real change. He would find his clothes tattered and torn and his belongings smashed. They didn't provide much shelter, she noted, still soaked from the rain and with streaks of mud on her face and tattered clothes. Among them were both female and male, clothed in tattered dark garb, skin pale and sometimes scarred in the case of the males. Within days the original manuscripts arrived at his home - tattered, torn, pale and faded. Mr Haw's collection of tattered banners covers 60 feet, and is an eyesore. Discovered under his bed after his death, they hang here tattered and torn. The tattered clothes of the majority of shoeless, rural and urban poor are outward signs of the poverty they endure. I walk away cautiously, tip toeing along the path, aware of the many holes in my tattered hiking boots. Rich men with tailored suits knelt by poor men in tattered clothes. The South African flag is tattered and faded, is usually wrapped around the flagpole and looks a sorry sight. Four teens ran down the dirt path of a town, their clothes tattered and patched, but not dirty. From her tattered old dress and boots full of holes, Josie knew this girl must not have much money. The labourers were in a bad condition, with tattered clothes and worn-out expressions. Many of the poor ride bicycles, wear old and sometimes tattered clothing, and live in thatched homes. I wouldn't mind if the flag was tattered and torn - I would be happy to buy a new one. A sigh of accomplishment escaped from my mouth as I finally pulled out an old book, tattered and torn. On a main road leading north of Kabul, another refugee pushed a cart piled high with pots and pans, a metal trunk and a few tattered carpets. Synonyms shabby, well worn, worn, worn to shreds, threadbare, in tatters, in ribbons, in rags, in holes, holey, falling to pieces, falling apart at the seams, ragged, frayed, patched, moth-eaten, faded, seedy, shoddy, sorry, scruffy, dilapidated, crumbling, broken-down, run down, tumbledown, decrepit, deteriorated, on its last legs, having seen better days, time-worn Origin 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.
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