Definition
To make something wet, dirty, or messy by dragging it through mud or wet substances.
Etymology
Third-person singular or plural of 'bedraggle,' formed from the 'be-' prefix meaning 'thoroughly' combined with 'draggle' from Germanic roots meaning to trail or drag.
Kelly Says
The word 'draggle' specifically refers to letting hems drag in mud—a gendered complaint in Victorian fashion columns that shows how language records social criticism of women's clothing styles.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም አንደት
be-ta-m an-det
ARالعربية
تسخين
ta-ski-hin
CSČeština
opotřebený
o-po-tre-be-nyy
DEDeutsch
durchnässt
dhoo-näs-st
ELΕλληνικά
παραμεθωμένος
pa-ra-me-tho-menos
ESEspañol
desaliña
des-a-lee-nya
FISuomi
liian huono
li-ian hu-o-no
HEעברית
מלוכלך
me-lo-ke-lach
HIहिन्दी
गंदा करना
gan-da ka-rna
HUMagyar
kimerült
ki-mer-yoolt
IDBahasa Indonesia
berantakan
ber-an-ta-kan
ITItaliano
sfinisce
s-fee-n-chee-ce
JA日本語
みすぼらしくする
mi-su-bo-ra-shi-ku suru
KKKK
көңілсіз
koeng-il-siz
KO한국어
흐트러지게 하다
heo-tteo-ji-ge ha-da
MRMR
चिखळलेले
chikh-la-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
teruk
te-rook
MYမြန်မာ
စွန့်ပစ်
s-won-pit
NLNederlands
verwaarloosd
ver-war-loh-osd
PLPolski
zniszczony
z-nish-chon-ee
PTPortuguês
desgrenha
des-gren-ha
RORomână
împătatit
im-pa-ta-tit
RUРусский
побивать
pa-bee-vat
SWKiswahili
chafu
cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
சோர்வடைந்த
so-rva-dai-ntha
TEతెలుగు
చీకటిగా
chee-ka-ti-ga
TRTürkçe
yıpranmasını sağlamak
yi-prahn-ma-sni sa-gh-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
збіднілий
z-bee-d-nee-lee
VITiếng Việt
làm bẩn
lam ban