Synonyms: bedraggled, draggled
Definition: limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
Usage: the beggar's bedraggled clothes; scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts
Similar words: soiled, dirty, unclean
Definition: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Usage: dirty unswept sidewalks; a child in dirty overalls; dirty slums; piles of dirty dishes; put his dirty feet on the clean sheet; wore an unclean shirt; mining is a dirty job; Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
Synonyms: bedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down, tatterdemalion
Definition: in deplorable condition
Usage: a street of bedraggled tenements; a broken-down fence; a ramshackle old pier; a tumble-down shack
Similar words: damaged
Definition: harmed or injured or spoiled
Usage: I won't buy damaged goods; the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings