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be·drag·gled
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bɪˈdræg
əld
/
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bih-
drag
-
uh
ld
]
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adjective
limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt.
Origin:
bedraggle
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un·be·drag·gled,
adjective
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bedraggled
(bɪˈdræɡ
ə
ld)
—
adj
(of hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
bedraggled
1727, p.p. adj. from
bedraggle
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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