disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disheveled (comparative more disheveled, superlative most disheveled)
Alternative form of dishevelled
disheveled
simple past tense and past participle of dishevel
Source: Wiktionary
Di*shev"eled, a.
1. Having in loose disorder; disarranged; as, disheveled hair.
2. Having the hair in loose disorder. The dancing maidens are disheveled Mænads. J. A. Symonds.
Di*shev"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheveled or Dishevelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheveling or Dishevelling.] Etym: [OF. descheveler, F. décheveler, LL. discapillare; dis- + L. capillus the hair of the head. See Capillary.]
1. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle. With garments rent and hair disheveled, Wringing her hands and making piteous moan. Spenser.
2. To spread loosely or disorderly. Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind. Cowper.
Di*shev"el, v. i.
Definition: To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
