His disheveled appearance showed that he had slept with his clothes on.
SYNONYM(S): disordered.A disheveled comedy about Organization Men at a Convention (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
di·shev·eled — … Useful english dictionary
shev — aba·shev; di·shev·el; di·shev·el·ment; kui·by·shev; shev·eled; shev·elled; … English syllables
eled — gem·eled; shev·eled; … English syllables
di|shev|el — «duh SHEHV uhl», transitive verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. to disarrange or rumple (hair, clothing, bedding, feathers, or other arranged things). ╂ … Useful english dictionary
sheveled — shev·eled … English syllables
disheveled — di*shev eled, dishevelled di*shev elled, a. 1. Hanging in loose disorder; disarranged; in disarray; not made neat; used especially of hair or clothing; as, disheveled hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the hair in loose disorder. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dishevelled — disheveled di*shev eled, dishevelled di*shev elled, a. 1. Hanging in loose disorder; disarranged; in disarray; not made neat; used especially of hair or clothing; as, disheveled hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the hair in loose disorder. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disheveled or dishevelled — di|shev|eled or di|shev|elled [ dı ʃevld ] adjective with hair and clothes that do not look neat: His knee was bleeding and he was dusty and disheveled. Gray disheveled hair concealed her face … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disheveled — di•shev•eled [[t]dɪˈʃɛv əld[/t]] adj. unkempt; untidy; disarranged Also, esp. brit. di•shev′elled. Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME discheveled < OF deschevele, ptp. of descheveler to dishevel the hair … From formal English to slang
dishevel — di•shev•el [[t]dɪˈʃɛv əl[/t]] v. t. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing 2) to cause untidiness and disarray in • Etymology: 1590–1600; back formation from… … From formal English to slang
