tousled

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tousled

Her brown hair was tousled after playing in the wind.

Definition

Adjective: * Disordered and untidy, especially in appearance; ruffled or disheveled. Used to describe hair, clothing, bedding, or a general appearance that looks messy, as if it has been roughly handled or not cared for.

Usage

The adjective "tousled" is used to describe something that is untidy in a soft, rumpled, or slightly wild way. It often carries a connotation of casual attractiveness or endearing messiness, rather than dirty neglect. * It is most commonly used to describe hair: tousled hair. * It can describe other items like sheets, clothing, or a general appearance. * It typically comes before a noun (e.g., tousled sheets) or after a linking verb like "be" or "look" (e.g., His hair was tousled).

Examples
  • Before a noun:
    • The child ran in with tousled hair and bright eyes.
    • She prefers a tousled, beach-wave look for her hair.
    • He woke up in the tousled bed.
  • After a linking verb:
    • After the windy walk, their hair was completely tousled.
    • The bed looked tousled and inviting.
Advanced Usage
  • Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe something that is not physically messy but appears artfully disordered or casually arranged.
    • The garden had a beautifully tousled aesthetic, with flowers growing in wild clumps.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tousle (verb): To make (something, especially hair) untidy by ruffling or disarranging it.
    • The wind tousled her hair.
    • He affectionately tousled his son's hair.
Synonyms
  • Disheveled: Untidy, disordered (often of hair or clothing).
  • Rumpled: Creased, ruffled, crumpled.
  • Unkempt: Not neatly combed or maintained (can imply neglect).
  • Mussed (informal): Made untidy.
  • Bedraggled: Dirty and disheveled, typically from being in rain or mud.
Antonyms
  • Neat
  • Tidy
  • Kempt
  • Orderly
  • Sleek (especially for hair)
tousled

Her brown hair was tousled after playing in the wind.

Adjective
  1. 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

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