Tousled

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of tousle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.

    "His shoes were covered with mud, and he was looking very rough and touzled; but then he had never been a very smart man, the Badger, at the best of times."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in disarray; extremely disorderly wordnet

Synonyms

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disheveleddishevelleddishevelledfrowzledmattedmessed up

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"Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her son's head."

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