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TATTERDEMALION
Adjective
1. ragged, unkempt or dilapidated
noun
1. A person in tattered clothing; a shabby person
Examples:
1. “He seemed to fit the tatterdemalion apartment perfectly: his dark clothes threadbare, his beard unkempt, his shoes cracked . . .”
2, “To my ear, though, the prose has the tatterdemalion feel of something hooked together by commas, tacked together by periods.”
I love this word, but I don’t believe I will ever be able to fit it into a conversation. If anyone else uses it, I’ll know the definition and feel smug.
1 comment:
I've always called my grand kids ragamuffins, especially after they've been playing all day. I might try calling them tatterdemalions. I like that word too.
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