bedraggled

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bedraggled

A stray cat looks bedraggled after walking in the rain.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • In a deplorable, untidy, or dilapidated condition: Describes something that is in a very poor, messy, or broken-down state, often from neglect or age.
    • Soiled, wet, and limp as if dragged through mud or water: Describes something, especially clothing or fabric, that is dirty, wet, and hanging limply, giving a soggy and untidy appearance.
Usage Examples
  • Describing a poor condition:
    • They walked down a street of bedraggled tenements.
    • The old, bedraggled fence was falling apart.
  • Describing wet, dirty, limp appearance:
    • The dog came inside, bedraggled from the rainstorm.
    • Her bedraggled dress was covered in mud after the fall.
Advanced Usage
  • "bedraggled state": emphasizes the condition of being wet, dirty, and untidy.
    • The flowers were in a bedraggled state after the heavy downpour.
  • "looking bedraggled": a common phrase to describe a person's or animal's disheveled appearance.
    • After the long hike in the rain, the entire group was looking bedraggled.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bedraggle (verb, rare): To make something wet, dirty, and limp.
    • The storm bedraggled the flags along the promenade.
  • Draggled (adjective): Similar to 'bedraggled,' meaning wet, dirty, and hanging limply. Often used in older or literary contexts.
    • ...scarecrows in... draggled skirts.
Synonyms
  • Dilapidated: In a state of disrepair or ruin.
  • Disheveled: Untidy, disordered (especially of hair or clothing).
  • Sodden: Soaked through.
  • Muddied: Covered or stained with mud.
Antonyms
  • Pristine: In its original condition; clean and fresh.
  • Immaculate: Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
  • Well-kept: Maintained in good condition.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Like a drowned rat": An idiom describing someone who is extremely wet and bedraggled.
    • He came out of the pool like a drowned rat.
  • "Down at heel": An idiom describing a shabby or impoverished appearance, which can overlap with the 'deplorable condition' sense of bedraggled.
    • The bedraggled, down-at-heel traveler asked for directions.
bedraggled

A stray cat looks bedraggled after walking in the rain.

Adjective
  1. in deplorable condition
    • a street of bedraggled tenements
    • a broken-down fence
    • a ramshackle old pier
    • a tumble-down shack
  2. limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
    • the beggar's bedraggled clothes
    • scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts

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