Associations to the word «Dishevelled»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DISHEVELLED, adjective. (of a person) With the hair uncombed.
DISHEVELLED, adjective. (by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.
DISHEVELLED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of dishevel
Dictionary definition
DISHEVELLED, adjective. In disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.