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tattered

/ˈtætɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
tat-tered
IPA
/ˈtætɚd/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.

adj

Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.

adj

Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.

Obsolete

verb

simple past and past participle of tatter

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 being. Compare tatter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtætɚd/
  • British English: /ˈtætəd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tottered (alternative)

Derived Forms

tatteredly tatteredness untattered

Frequently Paired Words

tatty tatterdemalion

Synonyms

raggedy ragtag tatterdemalion raggy bedraggled blowsy dishevelled dowdy dowdyish down at heel downgone qualifier

Rhymes With

scattered shattered mattered battered flattered splattered spattered attard pattered

Questions

How do you pronounce tattered?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtætɚd/.
What does tattered mean?
Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
Where does tattered come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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