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bedraggled

adjective

be·​drag·​gled bi-ˈdra-gəld How to pronounce bedraggled (audio)
bē-
1
: soiled and stained by or as if by trailing in mud
2
: left wet and limp by or as if by rain
3
: dilapidated
bedraggled buildings

Example Sentences

She was bedraggled and exhausted. the cat looked rather funny, all bedraggled and fit to be tied after her bath
Recent Examples on the Web The bedraggled one-story brick building at 408 South Harwood Street, built in 1930, will be remodeled and reconfigured to serve as the park services building, which will include offices, restrooms and a community room. Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2021 The bedraggled, beaten, inexperienced bullpen allowed five runs in the seventh to blow a big lead in a 5-4 loss. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2021 For a bedraggled parent short on time and energy, these services can seem like a Fairy Toymother. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 2 July 2021 In one apartment, an alarm-clock radio rouses a bedraggled man who looks the way bad breath smells. New York Times, 3 June 2021 Another sure way to make your garden beds look less bedraggled is to edge them, Stanchfield said. BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2021 His four-touchdown performance Sunday, even if against a bedraggled Jaguars defense, inspired a demanding critic to go public with praise for the 22-year-old rookie. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020 NOw is a great time to clean up the old leaves that may be a bit bedraggled. Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2020 His bedraggled appearance, unshaven in a blue prison jacket, elicited little sympathy. The Economist, 27 June 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of bedraggle

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedraggled was circa 1775

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