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[ bih-drag-uhld ] / bɪˈdræg əld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bedraggled ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelimp and soiled, as with rain or dirt. Origin of bedraggledbedraggle + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM bedraggledun·be·drag·gled, adjectiveWords nearby bedraggledbedplate, bedpost, bedquilt, bedrabble, bedraggle, bedraggled, bedrail, bed rest, bedrid, bedridden, bedrock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bedraggledThe Brazilian defense, touted as impenetrable in pre-tournament hype, proved to be bedraggled, and porous. Brazil Slips Past Croatia, Thanks to Yuichi Nishimura|Tunku Varadarajan|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the end on the beach, the film shows the bedraggled crew, exhausted and relieved. In ‘The Project,’ the Stormy Battle to Take On Somali Pirates|Eli Lake|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Franklin and William, covered in sweat, their clothes spangled with countless leaves, made their bedraggled way back to the road. Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST We were sweaty and bedraggled, shirts untucked, ties yanked loose. To Shoot or Not to Shoot|Edward Conlon|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The film opens on the scene when Juliette is freed—Thomas inhales cigarette smoke slowly, looking forlorn and bedraggled. Oscar Talk?|Tom Tapp|October 22, 2008|DAILY BEAST He stared at the bedraggled one and pointed an accusing finger. Danger at the Drawbridge|Mildred A. Wirt It was the grim resolution of a bent, bedraggled, but unbroken pride. Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser At his heels followed his bedraggled, snaggle-toothed wife, a babe in her arms and another tugging at her skirts. Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas He was wet, bedraggled, and as fierce as a famishing panther, but neither skill nor instinct guided him to anything. The Scouts of the Valley|Joseph A. Altsheler Down past the terminal and out the Suburban track, bedraggled and undaunted, stalks the vagabond along the way of knowledge. The Best Short Stories of 1919|Various
British Dictionary definitions for bedraggled
adjective(of hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud 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 Words related to bedraggledseedy, threadbare, untidy, run-down, disheveled, disordered, dilapidated, muddy, faded, dirty, wet, muddied, soiled, drenched, stained, sullied, dripping, decrepit, dowdy, messy |