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Dishevelled

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Adjective

1. disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled

in disarray; extremely disorderly

Example Sentences:
'her clothing was disheveled'
'powder-smeared and frowzled'
'a rumpled unmade bed'
'a bed with tousled sheets'
'his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dishevelled

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adjective
1. 
(esp of hair) hanging loosely
2. 
(of general appearance) unkempt; untidy

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Dishevelled

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tr.v. di·shev·eled, di·shev·el·ing, di·shev·els or di·shev·elled or di·shev·el·ling
1.
a. To loosen and let fall (hair or clothing) in disarray.
b. To disarrange the hair or clothing of.
2. To throw into disorder.
adj.
1. Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing.
2. Marked by disorder; untidy: a disheveled pile of books on the library table.

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