The meaning of TATTERED is torn into shreds : ragged. How to use tattered in a sentence.

TATTERED definition: torn to tatters; tatter; ragged. See examples of tattered used in a sentence.

Add to word list (of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips: old tattered flags (Definition of tattered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of tattered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

2 days ago · From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter +‎ -ed), whereafter the verb came into …

1. torn to tatters; ragged: a tattered flag. 2. wearing ragged clothing: a tattered old man.

If something such as clothing or a book is tattered, it is damaged or torn, especially because it has been used a lot over a long period of time. [...] 2. If you describe something as tattered, you mean that it …

to tear or wear to tatters: Their clothes were tattered. tat•ter1 (tat′ ər), n. a torn piece hanging loose from the main part, as of a garment or flag. shred. tatters, torn or ragged clothing: dressed in rags and …

Synonyms for TATTERED: ragged, raggedy, out at elbows, scruffy, shabby, bedraggled, tatterdemalion, ragtag; Antonyms of TATTERED: decked (out), spiffy, dressed up, dolled up, new, unused, brand …

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective tattered, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.