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disheveled

di·shev·eled

disheveled

 
 
pronunciation:
dih she vld
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: undone and loosely hanging; unkempt.
He'd been sleeping, and he came to the door in his disheveled bathrobe and pajamas.Her disheveled hair needed brushing.
 
synonyms:
blowzy, mussed, tousled, unkempt
similar words:
bedraggled, uncombed, windblown
definition 2: in disarray; untidy.
It was hard to find anything in her disheveled office.
synonyms:
disorderly, messy, sloppy, unkempt, untidy
antonyms:
tidy
similar words:
bedraggled, disarrayed, rumpled, threadbare
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