tattered
tat|tered /t'ætərd/
1 [ADJ]
If something such as clothing or a book is tattered, it is damaged or torn, especially because it has been used a lot over a long period of time.
He fled wearing only a sarong and a tattered shirt.
2 [ADJ]
If you describe something as tattered, you mean that it has been badly damaged or has failed completely.
But, two-and-a-half years later, things haven't quite gone to plan and Stanley's dreams of fame and fortune lie tattered and torn.
1 [ADJ]
If something such as clothing or a book is tattered, it is damaged or torn, especially because it has been used a lot over a long period of time.
He fled wearing only a sarong and a tattered shirt.
2 [ADJ]
If you describe something as tattered, you mean that it has been badly damaged or has failed completely.
But, two-and-a-half years later, things haven't quite gone to plan and Stanley's dreams of fame and fortune lie tattered and torn.