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raddled

British

/ ˈrædəld /

adjective

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

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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

But it’s not on our own account that we, the raddled middle-aged, deride Moix and his bogus body fascism.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2019

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

Yes, she brings psychological heft to the role, but she’s insufficiently raddled and defeated, to my mind anyway.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2016

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

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