disheveled.

Untidy and disordered, especially of hair, clothing, or appearance.

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Words that belong together

• disheveled hair
• disheveled appearance

On the page

She answered the door with disheveled hair and an unopened letter in her hand.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more disheveled; superlative most disheveled when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.