bedraggled.

Wet, dirty, and untidy, especially after bad weather or hardship.

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Words that belong together

• bedraggled traveller
• bedraggled appearance

On the page

The bedraggled travellers crowded around the stove.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more bedraggled; superlative most bedraggled when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.