looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards

A form of look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards — To look extremely dishevelled.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
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APA

looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looking%20as%20if%20one%20has%20been%20dragged%20through%20a%20hedge%20backwards

MLA

“looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looking%20as%20if%20one%20has%20been%20dragged%20through%20a%20hedge%20backwards. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looking%20as%20if%20one%20has%20been%20dragged%20through%20a%20hedge%20backwards.

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