rad·dled (r d ld)adj. Worn-out and broken-down. [Origin unknown.] |
raddled [ˈrædəld]
adj
(esp of a person) unkempt or run-down in appearance
[from raddle2]
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| Adj. | 1. | raddled - used until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles" worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" |
| 2. |  raddled - showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickenstired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" |
raddled
adjective run-down, broken-down, dilapidated, tattered, haggard, dishevelled, unkempt, the worse for wear, coarsened He gazed at the raddled streets.
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