Definition of "dishevelled" [dishevelled]

• With the hair uncombed. (adjective)
• Disorderly or untidy in appearance. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of dishevel. (verb)

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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."
• "'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."
• "The photo shoot, in which Bingle was seen smoking a cigarette and looking "dishevelled", is understood to be for Aussie fashion magazine Oyster."