TATTERDEMALION Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

tatterdemalion

adjective

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect one of those tatterdemalion towns of the rust belt where the factories closed down decades ago

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as in tattered

wearing torn or worn-out clothes an ill-equipped, tatterdemalion army

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Recent Examples of tatterdemalion Overhanging his outer compound wall were the only two remaining shade trees in the citadel, one a dying oak, the other a mulberry tree, and within the compound was a tatterdemalion garden, where a scrawny pomegranate tree drooped with heavy fruit. —

Rod Nordland, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017

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But the main facility’s current dilapidated state is not a safe and rehabilitative environment for any of the more than 1,300 people locked up.

Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
In 1853, Ann Pamela Cunningham, a well-to-do woman from South Carolina who was shocked by accounts of the dilapidated state of the home, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union to save it, according to the website.

Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024