Bedraggled
Bedraggled adjective - Containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water.
Poor and bedraggled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Bedraggled".
Poor
Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Bedraggled and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bedraggled" instead an adjective "Poor".
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They also grow older, morphing into representations of the fates that commonly befall the poor: the boy becomes a knife-wielding thief (who tries to stab Scrooge), then a prisoner behind iron bars; the girl turns into a bedraggled prostitute, then is bound in a straightjacket.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Disney
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