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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) Having the lower ends of clothes dirty due to them trailing in mud or other filth..
And first, I am very sensible how much the gentlemen of wit and pleasure are apt to murmur, and be choked at the sight of so many daggle-tailed parsons that happen to fall in their way, and offend their eyes
Hal - this awkward Scotch laird, that has scarce tact enough to make love to a ewe-milker, or, at best, to some daggle-tailed soubrette
Use daggle-tailed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Daggle-tailed means (obsolete) Having the lower ends of clothes dirty due to them trailing in mud or other filth..
Common synonyms include draggle-tailed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And first, I am very sensible how much the gentlemen of wit and pleasure are apt to murmur, and be choked at the sight of so many daggle-tailed parsons that happen to fall in their way, and offend their eyes
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