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Tatterdemalion

A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.

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Worn 84% connected

of Wear

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Worn 84% connected

of Wear

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Urchin 76% connected

A hedgehog.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Bedraggled 92% connected

of Bedraggle

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Derelict 92% connected

Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dilapidated 92% connected

of Dilapidate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ragamuffin 92% connected

A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean wretch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ramshackle 92% connected

Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tattered 92% connected

of Tatter

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tumble-down 92% connected

Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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