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Meanings of frowzled 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
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
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
Usage of frowzled in English
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
Frequent collocations
Frowzled through the time