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Meaning of DISHEVELED

Pronunciation:  di'shevuld

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  in disarray; extremely disorderly; "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"- Al Spiers
 
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 Synonyms: dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled, untidy
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Di*shev"eled\, a.
1. Having in loose disorder; disarranged; as, disheveled
   hair.
2. Having the hair in loose disorder.
         The dancing maidens are disheveled M[ae]nads. --J.
                                               A. Symonds.
 
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 Related Terms: matted, messed up, messy, mussed up, raunchy, ruffled, rumpled, shaggy, slipshod, sloppy, snaggy, snarled, tousled, tously, tumbled, uncombed, unfastidious, unkempt, untidy
 

 

 

 

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