Bedraggled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make wet and dirty, as from rain

limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kælˈɪdʒɪnəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐɹˈeɪnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐɹˈeɪnɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kælˈɪdʒɪnəsnəs/.

Examples

the beggar's bedraggled clothes
scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts
a street of bedraggled tenements

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tatterdemalion dilapidated draggle broken-down tumble-down draggled derelict bedraggle ramshackle

Parts of Speech

verb	make wet and dirty, as from rain
adjective	limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud “the beggar's bedraggled clothes”
adjective	in deplorable condition “a street of bedraggled tenements”

Word Forms

tatterdemalion

noun

a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heruntergekommen

nass und schmutzig machen, wie vom Regen

🇫🇷French

débraillé

rendre humide et sale, comme s'il pleuvait

🇪🇸Spanish

manchado de barro

mojar y ensuciar, como por la lluvia

🇮🇹Italian

inzaccherato

rendere bagnato e sporco, come dalla pioggia

🇳🇱Dutch

verfomfaaid

nat en vuil maken, zoals door regen

🇵🇹Portuguese

enlameado

fazer molhado e sujo, como da chuva

🇷🇺Russian

перепачканный

сделать мокрым и грязным, как от дождя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घसीटा हुआ

बारिश से गीला और गंदा बनाओ

🇮🇳Tamil

படுக்கவைக்கப்பட்டது

மழையில் இருந்து ஈரமாகவும் அழுக்காகவும் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పడుకోబెట్టారు

వర్షం నుండి తడిగా మరియు మురికిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंथरुणाला खिळलेले

पावसाप्रमाणे ओले आणि घाण करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પથારીવશ

વરસાદની જેમ ભીનું અને ગંદા બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇಡಿಕೊಂಡರು

ಮಳೆಯಿಂದ ತೇವ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಳಕು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിടത്തി

മഴയെപ്പോലെ നനവുള്ളതും വൃത്തികെട്ടതും ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਜੇ 'ਤੇ

ਗਿੱਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਗੰਦੇ ਬਣਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਮੀਂਹ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھبراہٹ

گیلے اور گندے بنائیں، جیسے بارش سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脏兮兮的

使潮湿和肮脏，如被雨淋湿

🇯🇵Japanese

引きずられた

雨のように濡れて汚れる

🇰🇷Korean

더러워진

비로 인해 젖고 더러워지게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nằm liệt giường

làm ướt và bẩn, như bị mưa

🇹🇭Thai

นอนเหยียดยาว

ทำให้เปียกและสกปรกเหมือนมาจากฝน

🇮🇩Indonesian

basah kuyup

membuat basah dan kotor, seperti terkena hujan

🇵🇭Filipino

natulala

gawing basa at madumi, gaya ng mula sa ulan

🇲🇾Malay

terkial-kial

jadikan basah dan kotor, seperti dari hujan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رثة

جعل الرطب والقذر، كما من المطر

🇮🇷Persian

قاطی شده

مانند باران خیس و کثیف شود

🇹🇷Turkish

darmadağınık

yağmurdan dolayı ıslanıp kirlenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבולבל

לעשות רטוב ומלוכלך, כמו מגשם

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