tattered

Pronunciation: /ˈtætəd/

The English word “tattered” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.

Etymology

From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter.

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