Example sentences from the Web for dishevelled

His hair was streaky and dishevelled and needed cutting, so that he looked not unlike one of those hardy pioneers of old.
Tom Slade at Black Lake|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The faces of the women were now turned partially to the crowd, but their dishevelled hair sufficiently concealed them.
The White Chief|Mayne Reid
As he spoke, the cutter ranged up to the object, which appeared to be the dishevelled and blood-bespattered head of a man.
Erling the Bold|R.M. Ballantyne
Pale, dishevelled, trembling with excitement, Bruslart met him.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner

His dishevelled locks, thrown back, exposed a low and remarkably pure forehead.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi

dishevelled

US disheveled

/ (dɪˈʃɛvəld) /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dishevelled ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

(esp of hair) hanging loosely

(of general appearance) unkempt; untidy

Word Origin for dishevelled

C15 dischevelee, from Old French deschevelé, from des- dis- 1 + chevel hair, from Latin capillus

Words nearby dishevelled

dishelm, disherison, disherit, dishevel, disheveled, dishevelled, dishful, dish gravy, dish night, dishonest, dishonesty

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