1. covered or stained with drivels; slobbered or drooled upon
Usage: chiefly British; often used to describe someone or something messy or unkempt

Examples

• The bedrivelled infant needed a bib to keep his clothes clean.
• After the long journey, the horse was bedrivelled and exhausted.
• He wiped his bedrivelled chin with the back of his hand.
• The bedrivelled old dog slept peacefully in the corner.
• Her bedrivelled appearance suggested she had been crying.
• The bedrivelled pages of the ancient manuscript were difficult to read.