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
Afar, Italian poplars curve their slim And parallel trunks beneath the wind of him; Dishevelled willows in the shadow writhe, And the earth, looking at the monster, pants....
From Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell by Various
The rotten leaves are whirling down Dishevelled from September's crown; The Emperors have left the town; The Weald of Sussex, burnt and brown, Is trampled by the kings.
From Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches by Baring, Maurice
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
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