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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

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

He has it moved to a locked room, where the image turns uglier and more raddled by the month.

From The Guardian Mar. 26, 2011

The archive clips of grizzled and raddled unfortunates highlight the gap between them and the posh, smooth-skinned performers goldfishing the speech of their contemporary counterparts.

From The Guardian Oct. 25, 2010

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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