Word of the Day – Tatterdemalion

Tatterdemalion (adj)

tate-dem-al-ean

Dilapidated, unkempt, tattered and uncared for. Also (noun) an unkempt person.

Just say it a few times, it rolls off the tongue brilliantly.

Example sentences

“Despite all the rehearsing the children put on a tatterdemalion display.”

“No one has lived there for years making the tatterdemalion surroundings seem eerie.”