TATTERED


Meaning of TATTERED in English

1.

If something such as clothing or a book is ~, it is damaged or torn, especially because it has been used a lot over a long period of time.

He fled wearing only a sarong and a ~ shirt.

ADJ

2.

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it has been badly damaged or has failed completely.

But, two-and-a-half years later, things haven’t quite gone to plan and Stanley’s dreams of fame and fortune lie ~ and torn.

ADJ

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