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disheveled
[dih-shev-uhld]
adjective
hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt.
disheveled hair.
untidy; disarranged.
a disheveled appearance.
Synonyms: , ,
Other Word Forms
- undisheveled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disheveled1
Example Sentences
Devon's a disheveled, sweaty wreck storming the gates of the Kells’ orderly Elysium precisely when Michaela’s garden party is kicking off, the first of several she's planned for that weekend.
A disheveled woman then emerges from the side of the building, meets Frankie’s stare and moves off into the night.
Moments later, a frantic housekeeper rifles through the kitchen drawers, then returns to raise a heavy marble rolling pin over the disheveled and bloodied figure, who is by all appearances pleading for her life.
We learn that this disheveled gangster has bona fide empathy.
With a gimlet eye and a surprisingly girlish laugh, Vera is cantankerous, impatient, intensely private, unapologetically disheveled and utterly glorious.
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Related Words
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