battered trumpets and raddled radios
worn-out shoes with flapping soles
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 Dickens
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
raddled — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing signs of age or fatigue. ORIGIN originally in the sense «coloured with rouge so as to imperfectly conceal signs of ageing»; variant of RUDDLE(Cf. ↑R) … English terms dictionary
raddled — rad|dled [ˈrædld] adj BrE someone who looks raddled looks old or tired ▪ her raddled face … Dictionary of contemporary English
raddled — UK [ˈræd(ə)ld] / US adjective British a raddled person looks older than they are because they are tired or have too much work … English dictionary
raddled — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1694 1. being in a state of confusion ; lacking composure 2. broken down, worn … New Collegiate Dictionary
raddled — rad·dled (rădʹld) adj. Worn out and broken down. [Origin unknown.] * * * … Universalium
raddled — adjective Worn out and broken down … Wiktionary
raddled — Synonyms and related words: afflicted, bent, boiled, bombed, boozy, braided, canned, cockeyed, cockeyed drunk, crocked, crocko, elevated, enlaced, entwined, fretted, fried, fuddled, half seas over, handwoven, high, illuminated, interknit,… … Moby Thesaurus
raddled — adjective 1》 showing signs of age or fatigue. 2》 coloured with or as if with raddle … English new terms dictionary
raddled — adjective 1 BrE looking old or tired 2 AmE confused or anxious … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
raddled — rad·dled … English syllables
