What does dishevelled mean?
Dishevelled means Of a person, with the hair uncombed..
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/dɪˈʃɛvəld/ · adjective
Of a person, with the hair uncombed..
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.
Use dishevelled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dishevelled means Of a person, with the hair uncombed..
Common synonyms include messy, scraggly, tousled, unkempt.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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, […]
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