bedraggled.
Wet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
Meaning & usage
Wet, limp, and unkempt; in disarray due to being doused with water, exposed to the elements, etc.
Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *draganą Proto-West Germanic *dragan Old English dragan Middle English dragen Middle English draggen Low German draggeinflu. English drag Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English draggle English bedraggle English -ed English bedraggled From bedraggle + -ed.
simple past and past participle of bedraggle.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *draganą Proto-West Germanic *dragan Old English dragan Middle English dragen Middle English draggen Low German draggeinflu. English drag Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English draggle English bedraggle English -ed English bedraggled From bedraggle + -ed.
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