Synonyms

bedraggle

American

[bih-drag-uhl] / bɪˈdræg əl /

verb (used with object)

bedraggled, bedraggling

to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt.

bedraggle British

/ bɪˈdræɡəl /

verb

(tr) to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud

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Etymology

Origin of bedraggle

First recorded in 1720–30; be- + draggle

Example Sentences

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The map was safely stowed in his pocket, wet and bedraggled but still readable.

From Literature

Faint gray crescents ring his tired brown eyes, and his bedraggled curls are longer than usual.

From Literature

Then she caught a glimpse of her reflection, bedraggled and wide-eyed.

From Literature

Her over-romanticized vision of life across the pond, fueled by love stories like “Sense and Sensibility” set in pastoral England, starts out more bedraggled than charmed.

From Los Angeles Times

"There's always people looking a little bedraggled who just want something filling and probably with a vegetable in it," Ayesha Kalaji, from restaurant Queen of Cups said.

From BBC

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