raddled
- adjective
- /ˈrædld/
- UK
:
desaliñado
- She looked raddled and exhausted after working two full shifts in a row.
Examples
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And then finally the raddled city itself; the burble of the exhaust reverberating from the glass facades of the car showrooms and office-equipment suppliers along Western Avenue.
Fiction book (1998) -
He's raddled, wild.
Fiction book (1997) -
Gillian, her raddled face says, has more than placement, extension, line, those brief commodities: Gillian has a future.
Fiction book (1990) -
Gazing at his soldier's brave old eyes and the bishop's murky likeness, the raddled baby face of the singer, metal suspended from lobe and nostril, Vanessa again said to herself that she could not possibly commit this cruelty.
Fiction book (1998) -
After weeks of travel, his raddled appearance made it clear he needed a proper rest.
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The raddled veterans at the shelter exchanged stories of their hardships during the war.
Synonyms
23
2.9
Feeling very tired and having no energy
16
4.0
Very tired and stressed from too much work or worry
12
7.0
Looking very tired and pale from worry, illness, or lack of food
11
4.2
Not smooth or neat because it has many small creases
2
2.8
Looking very tired because of too much work or worry
1
7.7
Having a tired, worried face after a long time of worry or too much work
1
7.0
Slightly creased and untidy, often for clothes or bed covers
A face that looks tired, pale, and worried
Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort
Feeling very tired with no energy left
Very tired and without energy after hard work
Very untidy so hair and clothes look messy
Antonyms
How Worn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word raddled may come from an old farming word raddle meaning 'to mark with red', because farmers used red dye to mark animals. A helpful image is a face stained and tired from long hard work, so raddled now means worn out or messy.