draggle-tailed
draggle-tailed · more draggle-tailed · most draggle-tailed
Slatternly, untidy, unkemptSlatternly, untidy, unkempt.
/ˈdɹæɡl̩ˌteɪld/
Meaning
1 sensesSlatternly, untidy, unkempt.
Origin
Taken from draggle (“net drawn along the bottom of the water for fishing”), this was origiTaken from draggle (“net drawn along the bottom of the water for fishing”), this was originally applied to women whose dresses dragged along the ground behind them.
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Forms
more draggle-tailed, most draggle-tailed| Comparative | more draggle-tailed Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most draggle-tailed Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form