TATTERDEMALION Synonyms

• in deplorable condition

• not in working order

• in deplorable condition

• worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

• ruined or disrupted

• worn and broken down by hard use

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• in disarray; extremely disorderly

• worn away or tattered along the edges

• primly out of date

• showing signs of wear and tear

• worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths

• lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

• being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

• worn out from stress or strain

• having an irregular outline

• of or characteristic of rats

• showing signs of wear and tear

• dirty and infested with rats

• worn and broken down by hard use

• having the spring unwound

• shabby and untidy

• full of seeds

• shabby and untidy

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

• morally degraded

• showing signs of wear and tear

• mean and unworthy and despicable

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

• having edges that are jagged from injury

• disrupted by the pull of contrary forces

• used until no longer useful

• drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

• a dirty shabbily clothed urchin