Dictionary Check: tatterdemalion

"tatterdemalion" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

adjective

worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

Example: "a man in a tattered shirt"
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adjective

in deplorable condition

Example: "a street of bedraggled tenements"
noun

a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

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