tatterdemalion

Phonetic Respelling: [ tat-er-di-meyl-yuhn, -mal- ]

Definition:

n. a dirty shabbily clothed urchin; adj. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

Sentence:

She looked down the alley and saw a tatterdemalion.

More example sentences:

She looked down the alley and saw a tatterdemalion.

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Synonyms:

ragamuffin; urchin; tattered; in shreds

Antonyms:

prince of England; new

How many syllables in tatterdemalion?

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Divide tatterdemalion into syllables:

tat-ter-de-mal-ion

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