- a variation of disheveled.
dishevelled
Britishadjective
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(esp of hair) hanging loosely
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(of general appearance) unkempt; untidy
Etymology
Origin of dishevelled
C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- dis- 1 + chevel hair, from Latin capillus
Example Sentences
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Dishevelled, regularly unshaven, and prone to wearing two shirts at the same time, he was an unlikely candidate to work closely with Trump, who places a high value on appearance.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2018
Dishevelled and distressed, the man had run a great distance.
From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2011
Heywood speaks of this practice in the following graphic words: “At length the blushing bride comes, with her hair Dishevelled ’bout her shoulders.”
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger
The monster gorged her horrid feast Of flesh of many a savage beast, While her long locks, at random flung, Dishevelled o'er her shoulders hung.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
Dishevelled women are peering out of their dens in the rocks and holesPg 79 in the sand.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Nevinson, Henry W.
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