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bedraggled
adjective be·drag·gled \bi-ˈdra-gəld; bē-\
: wet or dirty from being in rain or mud
Full Definition of BEDRAGGLED
1
: soiled and stained by or as if by trailing in mud
2
: left wet and limp by or as if by rain
3
: dilapidated <bedraggled buildings>
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First Known Use of BEDRAGGLED
circa 1775
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bedraggled
adjective be·drag·gled \bi-ˈdra-gəld\
Definition of BEDRAGGLED for Kids
: limp, wet, or dirty from or as if from rain or mud <Sitting on Omri's palm, filthy and bedraggled but triumphant, was Little Bear … — Lynne Reid Banks, The Indian in the Cupboard>
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