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bedraggled adjective [ bɪˈdraɡ(ə)ld ]

• dishevelled.
• "we got there, tired and bedraggled"
Similar: dishevelled, disordered, untidy, unkempt, tousled, disarranged, messy, in a mess, dirty, muddy, muddied, soiled, sullied, stained, wet, sodden, soaking, soaking wet, wringing wet, soaked, drenched, saturated, dripping, soggy, splashed, mussed,
Opposite: clean, neat,
Origin: early 18th century: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + draggle + -ed2.


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