tattered
koyak
definition
adjective
an old woman in tattered clothes
old and torn; in poor condition.
example
Discovered under his bed after his death, they hang here 'tattered' and torn.
From her 'tattered' old dress and boots full of holes, Josie knew this girl must not have much money.
Many of the poor ride bicycles, wear old and sometimes 'tattered' clothing, and live in thatched homes.
On a main road leading north of Kabul, another refugee pushed a cart piled high with pots and pans, a metal trunk and a few 'tattered' carpets.
Within days the original manuscripts arrived at his home - 'tattered' , torn, pale and faded.
The labourers were in a bad condition, with 'tattered' clothes and worn-out expressions.
Spin and weave every day, for our Mother is in 'tattered' weeds and a poor mother needs clothes to cover her sores.
Four teens ran down the dirt path of a town, their clothes 'tattered' and patched, but not dirty.
The 'tattered' clothes of the majority of shoeless, rural and urban poor are outward signs of the poverty they endure.
The South African flag is 'tattered' and faded, is usually wrapped around the flagpole and looks a sorry sight.
I walk away cautiously, tip toeing along the path, aware of the many holes in my 'tattered' hiking boots.
He would find his clothes 'tattered' and torn and his belongings smashed.
A sigh of accomplishment escaped from my mouth as I finally pulled out an old book, 'tattered' and torn.
Sitting in his second-floor office down the 'tattered' end of Islington, north London, he promises real change.
I wouldn't mind if the flag was 'tattered' and torn - I would be happy to buy a new one.
Mr Haw's collection of 'tattered' banners covers 60 feet, and is an eyesore.
Rich men with tailored suits knelt by poor men in 'tattered' clothes.
They didn't provide much shelter, she noted, still soaked from the rain and with streaks of mud on her face and 'tattered' clothes.
Absinthe and 'tattered' clothes are no longer the attributes of the new.
Among them were both female and male, clothed in 'tattered' dark garb, skin pale and sometimes scarred in the case of the males.
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