📚 Tatterdemalion, adjective. 🔉 /ˌtatədɪˈmeɪljən/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: Tattered or dilapidated. ❗️ Examples: 1. Al's tatterdemalion figure was washed out in a psychedelic rainbow as Sam Beckett leaped again. 2. In the haphazard tatterdemalion surroundings of sheds and abandoned industrial buildings, the new centre stands out as an organized oasis. 3. They began with a tatterdemalion parade of musicians and baton twirlers down the aisle and onto the stage. 4. The Web sites supporting ‘The Living Wage Movement’ have a tatterdemalion, homemade feel to them. 5. And a circus happens where and whenever some tatterdemalion body discards itself in leaps and somersaults. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic