- a variation of disheveled.
dishevelled
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He said that visits by British officials had found his dad was "dishevelled and had lost a lot of weight", while his mum was not walking very well due to prison conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
He says that John was dishevelled and confused: "He was just abandoned. He hardly went out of that room and it was in a terrible state."
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
His family found out when they saw him on TV the next day, looking scared and dishevelled.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
His background - a teacher, a football coach, an Army National Guard enlisted soldier - broadcasts "meat-and-potatoes middle America", as does perhaps his balding, rotund, slightly dishevelled appearance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
Bag End seemed sad and gloomy and dishevelled.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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