English Explanatory Dictionary

bedraggled

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Wet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
  2. Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of bedraggle.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/ en-au-bedraggled.ogg

Word forms

bedraggled more bedraggled most bedraggled

Etymology

From bedraggle + -ed.

Synonyms

bedraggled blowsy dishevelled dowdy dowdyish down at heel downgone qualifier draggle-tailed draggled frowsy frumpy grotty grufty grungy hashy mangy mean out at the heels piggy ragtag ribby schleppy schlumpy scratty scrofulous scroungy scruffy scrungy seedy shabby slammocky slatternly slobbish slobby sloppy slovenlike slovenly slummocky sluttish tacky tore up trampish unfine unkemmed unkempt unshaven beat beat up beaten up broken-down crumbling derelict dilapidated neglected ramshackle ruinous run-down tatterdemalion timeworn

Related words

bedraggle draggled draggle-tail draggle-tailed

Derived words

bedraggledly bedraggledness unbedraggled
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