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dishevelled

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11 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈʃɛvəld/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ddeeehillsvStarts with DEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. in disarray; extremely disorderly

Word origin

From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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