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disheveled

Meaning

Having an unkempt appearance or state; disordered and untidy.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He stumbled in, his hair disheveled and clothes rumpled. A long night had clearly taken its toll, leaving him looking completely untidy and worn out.

The young alchemist, after days hunched over bubbling beakers, emerged from his tower. His once neat robes were stained and torn, his hair disheveled, a testament to his frantic, all consuming quest for the phoenix feather. He barely noticed, his mind still lost in the arcane formulae.

The explorer's face was disheveled, smudged with dirt and sweat from his ordeal. His tunic, torn and stained, hung loosely, a testament to the rough journey. He slumped onto the rough-hewn bench, exhaustion clouding his eyes.

Barnaby's hair was so disheveled, it looked like a bird had built a nest in it. His socks were on inside out, and a half-eaten cookie stuck out of his pocket. He definitely hadn't seen a brush, or probably a mirror, all day.

Barnaby the badger, after a night of enthusiastically rearranging his sock drawer, emerged looking quite disheveled. His fur was sticking up in all directions, and a stray argyle was tangled in his whiskers. He sniffed the air, utterly confused about how a sock could achieve such a state.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He stumbled out of the alley, his clothes torn and his hair a messy tangle. His face was smudged with dirt, and his whole appearance was disheveled, making him look like he’d just survived a street fight.

The deep sea submersible pilot, after a 72-hour shift maintaining bioluminescent algae farms, emerged from the cramped cockpit looking utterly disheveled. His uniform was stained, his hair a mess, and his movements sluggish from navigating the crushing dark and the constant hum of equipment.

The ancient alien artifact pulsed erratically, its crystalline surface chipped and its metallic casing disheveled from its millennia-long journey through the void. A faint hum emanated from the wreckage, a testament to its once-perfect engineering now marred by cosmic debris and time's cruel touch.

Barnaby emerged from the hedge maze, his once-pristine suit now a disheveled mess of twigs and spiderwebs. A rogue squirrel clung to his ear, chattering indignantly. He'd been looking for his car keys, but apparently, the hedge had other plans for his afternoon.

Barnaby's prize-winning pug, Bartholomew, emerged from his wrestling match with a rogue dust bunny looking utterly disheveled. One ear was askew, his snorts were muffled by lint, and a single rogue kibble clung precariously to his snout, a testament to his chaotic but valiant battle.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After the chaotic storm, the house was disheveled. Furniture was overturned, and papers were scattered everywhere. It looked like a whirlwind had ripped through, leaving everything in a state of utter disorder.

The archaeologist, his usually neat lab coat now stained with ancient dust and ripped at the sleeve, looked utterly disheveled. He ran a hand through his matted hair, the long hours spent excavating a peculiar obsidian artifact leaving him both exhilarated and completely exhausted.

The ancient artisan, his tunic disheveled from hours of wrestling with stubborn clay, sighed. Dust coated his already untidy brow, mirroring the disordered state of his workshop. He ran a calloused hand through his unkempt hair, a familiar gesture of weary frustration.

The pirate captain, renowned for his fearsome reputation, entered the tavern looking utterly disheveled. His beard was a tangled mess of seaweed and forgotten grog, his shirt resembled a laundry experiment gone awry, and his parrot had evidently used his wig as a perch, leaving it quite disordered and untidy.

The renowned accordion repairman, Bartholomew "Barty" Bumble, emerged from his workshop, his tweed jacket askew and a rogue feather perpetually clinging to his sparse hair. His tools, scattered across a workbench that resembled a badger's burrow, only amplified his disheveled state.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

He stumbled in, his once impeccable suit now disheveled, buttons askew and fabric creased from a night spent in desperate pursuit. A phantom chill clung to his skin, reflecting the chaotic aftermath of his arduous, unsuccessful endeavor.

After days spent excavating the forgotten crypt, his once immaculate lab coat was utterly disheveled, stained with ancient dust and streaked with unidentifiable ichor. He surveyed the precarious stacks of crumbling papyri, his own appearance mirroring the disordered state of the centuries-old archive.

The investigator, his hair a disheveled mess and his suit rumpled, sifted through the debris. After three sleepless nights poring over cryptic cyphers and pursuing phantom leads, his once pristine demeanor had devolved into a state of utter disorder, reflecting the chaos of the unsolved enigma.

Barnaby's sartorial choices often bordered on the abysmal. His usually immaculate cravat was habitually askew, and his waistcoat, perpetually buttoned askew, contributed to his disheveled appearance. One might suspect he dressed in the dark, after a particularly vigorous wrestling match with an octopus.

The disheveled goblin, Bartholomew, whose typically verdant coiffure was more akin to a desiccated lichen patch after a gale, found himself in a quandary. His meticulously cataloged collection of sentient fungi, usually housed in pristine terrariums, was in utter disarray, a veritable cacophony of sporangia and mycelial tangles.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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