bedraggled
Wet and messy
Bedraggled describes someone or something wet, dirty, and disheveled—typically after exposure to bad weather or rough conditions.
A bedraggled traveler has been caught in the rain; a bedraggled cat looks matted and pathetic.
The word suggests a sorry, unkempt appearance: She arrived bedraggled after hiking through the storm.
Untidy in appearance
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- messyLacking order or neatness
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
mussed · straggly · tangled · matted · windswept · limp · stringy · disordered
Ripped and worn out
- raggedWorn to shreds
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- frayedUnraveled at edges
torn · moth-eaten · raggedy · tatty · dog-eared · worn-out · battered · decrepit
Thoroughly wet throughout
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
soaking · damp · soggy · rain-soaked · muddy · splattered · bedaubed · mucky
Utterly depleted of energy
- haggardExhausted in appearance
- drawnRendered in lines
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
flagging · spent · world-weary · downtrodden · dispirited · dejected · forlorn · crestfallen
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- messyLacking order or neatness
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
rumpled · mussed · straggly · tangled · matted · windswept · limp · stringy · disordered · awry
tattered
Ripped and worn out
- raggedWorn to shreds
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- threadbareWorn until transparent
frayed · torn · moth-eaten · raggedy · tatty · dog-eared · worn-out · battered · decrepit · dingy
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
waterlogged · soaking · damp · soggy · rain-soaked · muddy · splattered · bedaubed · mucky · sloshy
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
wilted · flagging · spent · world-weary · downtrodden · dispirited · dejected · forlorn · crestfallen · hangdog
- feather qualitiesfluffy, downy, soft, silky, smooth
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- worn-outworn, shabby, tattered, threadbare, battered
bedraggledneat
Orderly, or undiluted
tidy · well-groomed · immaculate · kempt · spick-and-span
bedraggledclean
Free of soil
spotless · immaculate · pristine · spic-and-span · stainless