draggle-tailed

[ drag-uhl-teyld ]

/ ˈdræg əlˌteɪld /

adjective

untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.

Origin of draggle-tailed

First recorded in 1645–55; draggle-tail + -ed³

Words nearby draggle-tailed

dragger, dragging, dragging piece, draggle, draggle-tail, draggle-tailed, draggy, draghound, drag hunt, drag in, drag king

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Example sentences from the Web for draggle-tailed

No one knew of it save Bough Van Busch and the draggle-tailed woman.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
In the midst of it, the Crows noticed a Monkey sliding along, drenched and draggle-tailed, looking like a drowned Rat.
The Talking Thrush|William Crooke
People go by, so drenched and draggle-tailed that I have often wondered how they found the heart to undress.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
The party was made up of a ferret-faced man with a red nose, a draggle-tailed woman, and a child in a crazy perambulator.
Huntingtower|John Buchan

All ordinary housekeepers are at the mercy of the filth and insolence of a draggle-tailed, novelette-reading feminine democracy.
The Whirlpool|George Gissing

British Dictionary definitions for draggle-tailed

draggletailed

/ (ˈdræɡəlˌteɪld) /

adjective

archaic (esp of a woman) bedraggled; besmirched

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单词	draggle-tailed
释义	draggle-tailed [ drag-uhl-teyld ] / ˈdræg əlˌteɪld / adjective untidy; bedraggled; slovenly. Origin of draggle-tailed First recorded in 1645–55; draggle-tail + -ed³ Words nearby draggle-tailed dragger, dragging, dragging piece, draggle, draggle-tail, draggle-tailed, draggy, draghound, drag hunt, drag in, drag king Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for draggle-tailed No one knew of it save Bough Van Busch and the draggle-tailed woman. The Dop Doctor\|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves In the midst of it, the Crows noticed a Monkey sliding along, drenched and draggle-tailed, looking like a drowned Rat. The Talking Thrush\|William Crooke People go by, so drenched and draggle-tailed that I have often wondered how they found the heart to undress. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition\|Robert Louis Stevenson The party was made up of a ferret-faced man with a red nose, a draggle-tailed woman, and a child in a crazy perambulator. Huntingtower\|John Buchan All ordinary housekeepers are at the mercy of the filth and insolence of a draggle-tailed, novelette-reading feminine democracy. The Whirlpool\|George Gissing British Dictionary definitions for draggle-tailed draggletailed / (ˈdræɡəlˌteɪld) / adjective archaic (esp of a woman) bedraggled; besmirched 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
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