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tousled

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tou·sle  (touzl, -sl)
tr.v. tou·sled, tou·sling, tou·sles
To disarrange or rumple; dishevel.
n.
A disheveled mass, as of hair.
[Middle English touselen, frequentative of tousen, to pull roughly.]
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Adj.1.tousledtousled - 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
disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled
untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
tousled
adjective dishevelled, disordered, tangled, ruffled, messed up, rumpled, disarranged, disarrayed
Translations
tousled [ˈtauzld] adj [hair] → despeinado
tousled [ˈtauzld] adj [hair] → ébouriffé(e)
tousled [ˈtauzld] adj [hair] → zerzaust
tousled [ˈtauzld] adj [hair] → arruffato/a


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) Rosalind awoke suddenly, as women and children do, sitting straight up on the instant, and putting up her hands to her tousled hair, with a half-startled "Where am I?
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
His hair was wondrously tousled, and some straggling, moving locks hung over the cloth of the bandage down toward his forehead.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
"Yes," she answered, looking gravely at his tousled hair and blinking gray eyes.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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