as in blackened
not clean
the poor draggled teddy bear had clearly seen better days
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Adjective
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Adjective
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Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.—
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The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.—
Verb
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Shown with a gun in hand and looking disheveled, Creasy seems like he’s been through hell and back.—
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Jet fuel flowed into the cabin, filling the space as Carleton, frazzled and disheveled, crawled toward the exit, tossing luggage that had fallen out of the upside-down overhead compartments out of the way to clear a path for his fellow passengers.—
Adjective
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Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.—
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In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.—
Verb
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That's because the topping of this cake is all jumbled up, sorta resembling the mess left behind when a tornado rolls through an open plain in Texas.—
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Likewise, the Padres view King’s return as an important piece of a rotation puzzle that had been jumbled by the loss of Yu Darvish to elbow surgery and the prospect of losing both King and Cease to free agency.—
Adjective
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These chambers mimic Mars’ low-pressure atmosphere, dry conditions, and dusty surface.—
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Don’t sit at home getting dusty.—
Verb
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Extreme deficits may lead to obsessive food tracking, anxiety around eating, or disordered eating patterns.—
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These measurements revealed that the second conductivity drop occurred when the atomic structure of the warm dense aluminum suddenly lost its orderly arrangement and became disordered.—
Adjective
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The boots have deep, high-traction treads that grip muddy ground, mixed terrain, and even ice.—
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So kids and adults alike can take a quick bathroom break without having to tramp through the interior, getting back to the outdoor activities of the day without peeling off muddy boots or clothes.—
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“Draggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draggled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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