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Meanings of dishevelled in English

In disarray; extremely disorderly.

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Examples for "rumpled"
Examples for "rumpled"
1
Well, sir, it was a bit rumpled, certainly, when I came back.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
2
Still in her skirt and blouse from work, rumpled, hot, running late.
God's gift
3
Maybe left them heaped up on purpose, to improve their rumpled appearance.
Funland
4
His clothes were not badly rumpled; his patent-leather boots were scarcely scratched.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm / His Plight and other Plights
5
Shirts and slacks, all were rumpled and worn after years of storage.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
1
Sam and Emily both look disheveled and have clearly been making out.
I am number four
2
He was not entirely unattractive in a disheveled, wild sort of way.
A nameless witch
3
He looked even more disheveled than he had earlier in the day.
Darkness on the edge of town
4
Because I am completely disheveled, I don't walk through the dining room.
Love, life and linguine
5
He was pale, a little disheveled from his hours in a cell.
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
1
Suddenly the tousled head of the operator popped out of his window.
Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive; Or, Two Miles a Minute on...
2
He took off his hat and scratched his tousled head in reflection.
Dennison Grant: A Novel of To-day
3
Her hair was in tousled strings and her face was sallow, creased.
Main Street
4
Anyone expecting to see Sewell all tousled and sexy will be disappointed.
The Guardian
5
He indicated the boudoir by a movement of his somewhat tousled head.
Mr. Prohack
1
He saw a vehement young man, powder-smeared and frowzled, whom he knew to be him.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
2
They entered a small stifling room where were a stove, two kitchen chairs and three frowzled beds in corners.
His Family
Usage of dishevelled in English
1
They turned and gazed at the pale, dishevelled girl in the doorway.
The Place Beyond the Winds
2
Recently photographed looking bloated and dishevelled, Perry's troubles are apparently not over.
News.com.au
3
He is hatless and unwashed and dishevelled, standing in the Blackfriars Road.
Despair's Last Journey
4
All were more or less dishevelled and filthy; but they were human.
The Oakdale Affair
5
The effect is brilliant but dishevelled-looking vines, the Einstein of vineyards, maybe.
The Guardian
6
To be sure, she was dishevelled; but she could make her toilet.
The Song of the Cardinal
7
His face was haggard and worn, and the whole place looked dishevelled.
The Girl from Montana
8
He was somewhat dishevelled in appearance, as if he had travelled fast.
The Lifeboat
9
All of a sudden my maid Khema rushed into the room, dishevelled.
The Home and the World
10
He was dishevelled from the night before, but in a better mood.
The new yorker
11
His clothes were dishevelled and his attitude was one of extreme dejection.
The Blue Pavilions
12
His hair was dishevelled and palpably he had not shaved this morning.
Bat Wing
13
She was glad that he had not seen her wet and dishevelled.
Jess
14
Peggy was dishevelled and sobbing, and was frantically clutching at her husband.
The Hunted Woman
15
At the door of her tent Annadoah stood, dry-eyed, her hair dishevelled.
The Eternal Maiden
16
George, looking big and dishevelled, was pacing up and down the dining-room.
A Room with a View
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