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Dishevelled

//dɪˈʃɛvəld// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    With the hair uncombed.
  2. 2
    Disorderly or untidy in appearance. broadly

    "The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack utside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    in disarray; extremely disorderly wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of dishevel form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.

Etymology 2

From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.

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