ズタズタ

adverb, na-adjective

to pieces; into shreds; torn apart

Describes something being cut, torn, or broken into many small pieces, often with a sense of violence or thoroughness. Used adverbially or as a na-adjective.

• 紙かみをズタズタに破やぶいた。

  I tore the paper into shreds.

• 彼かれの服ふくはズタズタだった。

  His clothes were in tatters.