Definitions
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- adjective of a person With the hair
uncombed . - adjective by extension
Disorderly oruntidy inappearance . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
dishevel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in disarray; extremely disorderly
Etymologies
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Examples
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Deliberately peppering his utterances with swear words and appearing in public carefully dishevelled is not setting a good example of behaviour.
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Deliberately peppering his utterances with swear words and appearing in public carefully dishevelled is not setting a good example of behaviour.
Archive 2005-06-01 2005
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Yesterday, the swimsuit model was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled" for a magazine shoot outside a 1950s-style diner at the hotel.
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The photo shoot, in which Bingle was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled", is understood to be for Aussie fashion magazine Oyster.
Analysis 2010
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The photo shoot, in which Bingle was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled", is understood to be for Aussie fashion magazine Oyster.
Analysis 2010
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Yesterday, the swimsuit model was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled" for a magazine shoot outside a 1950s-style diner at the hotel.
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The photo shoot, in which Bingle was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled", is understood to be for Aussie fashion magazine Oyster.
Analysis 2010
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The photo shoot, in which Bingle was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled", is understood to be for Aussie fashion magazine Oyster.
Analysis 2010
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'Adriana Xenides dead' WEARING tracksuit pants and a loose T-shirt, the "dishevelled" woman flicking through the weekly gossip magazines at Hoxton Park newsagency was unrecognisable.
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The photo shoot, in which Bingle was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled", is understood to be for Aussie fashion magazine Oyster.
Analysis 2010
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