- 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
Dishevelled although he was, covered with dust and with sweat from the horse, Livingstone's eyes were steady enough.
From The Breaking Point by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
You know I left my forest home full loth, And those weird ways I knew so well and long, Dishevelled with their sloping sidelong growth Of twisted thorn and kurrajong.
From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Kendall, Henry
Dishevelled, with his head covered with short heir, he looked like a perch just thrown out of the water.
From The Man Who Was Afraid by Bernstein, Herman
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