Tatterdemalion (Noun)
Meaning
A dirty shabbily clothed urchin.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The tatterdemalion child rummaged through the trash cans, searching for scraps to eat.
- A tatterdemalion boy with a mop of messy hair and tattered clothes begged for coins on the street corner.
- The tatterdemalion girl's dress was a patchwork of different fabrics, held together with threads and safety pins.
- As the tatterdemalion urchin walked down the street, people couldn't help but stare at his filthy and tattered appearance.
- The tatterdemalion youth, with his ragged clothes and dirty face, looked like he hadn't bathed in weeks.