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raddled

British  
/ ˈrædəld /

adjective

  1. (esp of a person) unkempt or run-down in appearance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of raddled

C17: from raddle ²

Example Sentences

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I used to walk past the raddled marquee of the shuttered Linda Lea Japanese Films theater on Main Street near skid row.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2021

Her heartbreaking trust and naivety in his abilities and the power of literature itself causes Caine’s raddled old don to question himself and fall in love with her.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2020

Granted, I’m a raddled former goth, with skin that’s never seen daylight and a hue verging on “Nouveau Morgue”.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2018

He's still got a touch of the young Bob Dylan about him, but these days he's more likely to be mistaken for the raddled Ronnie Wood.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2012

Guenever had lost her raddled look, and sat accepting the clothes which were recommended for her, without fuss.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White