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- Dictionarydrag·gle-tailed/ˈdraɡəlˌtāld/
adjective
- 1. having untidily trailing skirts: archaic "a draggle-tailed wench"
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adjective. : untidy, sluttish, slatternly. draggletailedness. ¦⸗⸗¦tālə̇dnə̇s. -l (d)n- noun. plural -es. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
noun. drag· gle-tail ˈdra-gəl-ˌtāl. : slattern. Word History. First Known Use. 1596, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of draggle-tail was in 1596. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near draggle-tail. draggle-tail. draggletailed. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Draggle-tail.”
DRAGGLE-TAILED definition: untidy ; bedraggled ; slovenly | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
How to use . draggle-tailed in a sentenceThe party was made up of a ferret-faced man with a red nose, a draggle-tailed woman, and a child in a crazy perambulator.
Draggletailed definition: untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.. See examples of DRAGGLETAILED used in a sentence.
Jun 7, 2024 · draggle-tailed (comparative more draggle-tailed, superlative most draggle-tailed) (of a person or other animal, or of clothing) Slatternly, untidy, unkempt.
Feb 4, 2024 · draggle-tail (plural draggle-tails) (chiefly archaic) A slut or slattern; a slovenly woman. Synonym: drabble-tail