Lexic.us

Definition of Tatterdemalion

1. Adjective. Worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing. "A tatterdemalion prince"

2. Noun. A dirty shabbily clothed urchin.

3. Adjective. In deplorable condition. "A tumble-down shack"

Definition of Tatterdemalion

1. n. A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.

Definition of Tatterdemalion

1. Adjective. Tattered. ¹

2. Noun. A person with tattered clothing; a pauper. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tatterdemalion

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tatterdemalion

tatonnement tatonnements tatou tatouay tatouays tatouhou tatous tats tatsoi tatsois

tatt tatta tattas tatted tatter tatterdemalion (current term) tatterdemalions tattered tatteredly tattering

tatters tattersall tattersalls tattery tattie tattie cake tattie scone tattier tatties tattiest

Literary usage of Tatterdemalion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... tatterdemalion tatterdemalion (tat'er-de-mä'Hon), u. [Early mod. ..... tatterdemalion ..."

2. An Exposition Upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter by Thomas Adams, James Sherman (1848)
"In the attraction or congestion of this tumult, consider, The rabble or tatterdemalion that adhere, Many follow. The ringleaders, They that broach these ..."

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