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tatterdemalion

/tat-er-di-meyl-yuhn, -mal-/US // ˌtæt ər dɪˈmeɪl yən, -ˈmæl- //UK // (ˌtætədɪˈmeɪljən, -ˈmæl-) //

碎布条,碎纸片,碎纸机,碎纸片人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.

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Examples

  • Coronado's first bullet knocked a villainous-looking tatterdemalion clean into the happy hunting grounds.

  • Your father was a tatterdemalion like yourself, and never saw two jars of gold even in his dreams.

  • Wal, she didnt look quite sech a tatterdemalion, granted Aunt Alvirah.

  • “One that cannot be lightly denied,” said the Tatterdemalion.

  • Carelessly Ralph Dacre sauntered forth again into the moonlight and confronted the tatterdemalion figure of his visitor.