bedraggle

Here in town, she probably preferred to tread the extent of the two drawing-rooms, and measure out the miles by spaces of forty feet, rather than bedraggle her skirts over the sloppy pavements.

From The Blithedale Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

But Mathews had no Judge Lawlack to bedraggle justice for his sake.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.

Instead of cultivating your graces you bedraggle them with labor!

From For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store by Sheldon, Lurana W.

But no blast can chill its wings, no mire bedraggle, or rude touch fray.

From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by Allen, James Lane

Around the same time Sanctuary Hill announced its inception, a large, bedraggled bird was spotted in Wisconsin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Florida is in the midst of its worst drought in 25 years, but the dry spell actually ranked far down on the list of challenges these bedraggled growers were facing.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

But bedraggled residents who spoke to the BBC near Lacey last week said they felt the workers' absence during the strike.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

Her over-romanticized vision of life across the pond, fueled by love stories like “Sense and Sensibility” set in pastoral England, starts out more bedraggled than charmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025

He was extensively scratched and muddy, and wildly bedraggled, but otherwise looked OK.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson