bedraggled — disheveled, wet, and untidy in appearance, especially after being exposed to rain or difficult conditions
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: disheveled, wet, and untidy in appearance, especially after being exposed to rain or difficult conditions
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈdræɡəld/
Example Sentences
- After camping for three days without a shower, the whole group looked utterly bedraggled.
- The celebrity arrived at the red carpet event looking bedraggled, which became the next day's headline.
- My dog always comes home bedraggled after playing in the park during rainy season.
bedraggled
ADJECTIVE[/bɪˈdræɡəld/]
disheveled, wet, and untidy in appearance, especially after being exposed to rain or difficult conditions
After hours in the storm, the hiker looked completely bedraggled at the cabin door.
Bedraggled and wet, its tail waggled as it straggled behind
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Bedraggled emerged in 16th-century English from the combination of the prefix be- (meaning completely or thoroughly) and the verb draggle (to drag through mud or mire). Originally, it described clothing or garments that had been dragged through mud and left in a soiled, unkempt state.
Breakdown
be- (completely, thoroughly) + draggle (to drag through mud or soil), where draggle itself derives from an older Germanic root meaning to drag or trail.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“After camping for three days without a shower, the whole group looked utterly bedraggled.”
“The celebrity arrived at the red carpet event looking bedraggled, which became the next day's headline.”
“My dog always comes home bedraggled after playing in the park during rainy season.”
“The bedraggled traveler stumbled into the hotel lobby at 3 AM, dragging his broken suitcase.”
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