tattered
adjective /ˈtætəd/
/ˈtætərd/
- old and torn; in bad condition
- tattered clothes
- (figurative) tattered relationships
- (figurative) the hotel’s tattered reputation
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTattered is used with these nouns:- cloak
- clothes
- clothing
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’): apparently originally from the noun tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ + -ed; later treated as a past participle.