Bedrabbled

/bɪˈdræbəld/ adjective

Definition

Soaked, muddied, or dirtied by being dragged through wet or filthy material; disheveled and stained.

Etymology

Past participle of 'bedrabble' (prefix 'be-' plus 'drabble'). Describes something covered in mud or wet filth.

Kelly Says

In 18th-century novels, a heroine's bedrabbled gown was the physical evidence of her misadventure—literally wearing her mishaps on her clothes for everyone to see.

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