8 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
adjective worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
adjective ruined or disrupted
originFrom Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter.
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