Meaning

verb make wet and dirty, as from rain

adjective limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud

adjective in deplorable condition

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English drag English -le English draggle English bedraggle English -ed English bedraggled From bedraggle + -ed.

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