bedraggling
Making wet, messy
Bedraggling is making something wet, dirty, and limp—dragging it through mud or soaking it in rain until it hangs sodden and disheveled: The storm was bedraggling her hair.
The word appears almost exclusively as the past participle bedraggled, describing people or things left looking unkempt and wretched.
Disordered, especially hair
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- mattedTangled into clumps
- mussedMade untidy
unkempt · windblown · straggly · scraggly · uncombed · snarled · knotted · disarranged
Ripped and worn out
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- raggedWorn to shreds
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- shabbyWorn and neglected
dilapidated · decrepit · weather-beaten · battered · faded · timeworn · weathered · deteriorated
tousled
Disordered, especially hair
mussed · unkempt · windblown · straggly · scraggly · uncombed · snarled · knotted · disarranged · scruffy
tattered
Ripped and worn out
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- raggedWorn to shreds
- threadbareWorn until transparent
shabby · dilapidated · decrepit · weather-beaten · battered · faded · timeworn · weathered · deteriorated · careworn
muddy
Obscured by silt
soiled · spattered · splattered · smudged · sullied · mucky · dirty · filthy · splotched · smeared
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
dripping · saturated · damp · soggy · sopping · rain-soaked · dampened · moisture · puddles · splashed
bedragglingtidying
Making spaces orderly
tidying up · grooming · smartening · sprucing up · cleaning