tatterdemalion
/ˌtatədɪˈmeɪljən
/adjective
Tattered or dilapidated.Al's tatterdemalion figure was washed out in a psychedelic rainbow as Sam Beckett leaped again....
- In the haphazard tatterdemalion surroundings of sheds and abandoned industrial buildings, the new centre stands out as an organized oasis.
- They began with a tatterdemalion parade of musicians and baton twirlers down the aisle and onto the stage.
noun
A person in tattered clothing.In a free society, why should anyone stand in the way of another person's transformation from tatterdemalion to goddess?
Origin
Early 17th century: from tatters or tattered: ending unexplained.
Rhymes
- constructive discharge
- constructive dismissal
- constructive empiricism
- constructive empiricist
- constructively
- constructiveness
- constructivism
- constructivist
- constructor
- construe
- consubstantial
- consubstantiality
- consubstantiation
- consuetude
- consuetudinary
- consul
- consular
- consulate
- consul general
- consulship
- consult
- consultancy
- consultant
- consultation
- consultative