tatteredness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tattered +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

tatteredness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being tattered.
    • 1870, The Sunday Magazine, page 366:
      A poor man who genuinely shrinks from observation because of his tatteredness is one of the most pity-moving sights that can be seen []