Meaning & use
Tattered
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Old and torn; ragged from wear or damage.
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The scarecrow wore a tattered coat that flapped in the wind.
She kept her tattered copy of the novel, held together with tape.
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Tattered often extends figuratively to describe something badly damaged in a non-physical sense, as in a 'tattered reputation.'
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