dishevelled

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/dɪˈʃɛvəld/
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/dɪˈʃɛvəld/ · /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/

Definition of dishevelled

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
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adj

  1. Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
  2. (broadly, figuratively)Disorderly or untidy in appearance.
    “The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack utside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]”
    ““Wild-eyed and disheveled, King Hrethel roamed every night through his throne room, which was empty and still.””
    “This is a crazy, dishevelled, often hilarious film, in which lightning flashes of wit and insight crackle periodically across a plane of tedium. I sometimes felt I was watching the 100-hour version.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of dishevel

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Etymology

From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.

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