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Antonyms for disheveled


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-shev-uhld
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈʃɛv əld



Definition of disheveled

Origin :
  • also dishevelled, early 15c., "without dressed hair," parallel form of dishevel (adj.); see dishevel. General sense of "with disordered dress" is from c.1600.
  • adj wrinkled, unkempt in appearance
Example sentences :
  • His all-night ride from Cherbourg had left him disheveled, unshaven and hungry.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • He was disheveled, surprised and angry, but Garlock gave him no chance to speak.
  • Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • With his fingers he gingerly parted his wet, disheveled hair.
  • Extract from : « The White Mice » by Richard Harding Davis
  • The other advanced a step, looking a trifle pale and disheveled.
  • Extract from : « Lodusky » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • He was disheveled, but his manner was as imperturbable as ever.
  • Extract from : « Tarrano the Conqueror » by Raymond King Cummings
  • His flushed face and disheveled dress showed that he had come in haste.
  • Extract from : « Sir Nigel » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • She was dirty, she was disheveled, she was haggard, she was plain.
  • Extract from : « The Three Partners » by Bret Harte
  • This person was bareheaded, and his hair was unusually long and disheveled.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
  • His eyes were large and dark and overbrilliant, and his disheveled head was hatless.
  • Extract from : « It Pays to Smile » by Nina Wilcox Putnam
  • The latter, wild-eyed and disheveled, stared at his host and moaned.
  • Extract from : « Dreamy Hollow » by Sumner Charles Britton

Synonyms for disheveled

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