tousy
Definition
Adjective: Describing hair that is tangled, messy, or disheveled; often used to indicate an unkempt or unruly appearance.
Usage Examples
- (Her hair was messy and tangled.)
- (The child's hair was disheveled and uncombed.)
Advanced Usage
- "to look tousy": to appear untidy or unkempt.
- After the long hike, everyone looked tousy and tired. (Everyone appeared disheveled.)
- "a tousy head": a head of hair that is messy or tangled.
- He had a tousy head of hair that never stayed in place. (His hair was perpetually messy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tousle (verb): to make (hair) untidy.
- She tousled his hair playfully. (She made his hair messy.)
- Tousled (adjective): messy or disheveled, especially of hair.
- He had a tousled appearance after the nap. (He looked untidy.)
Synonyms
- Disheveled: (of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered.
- Unkempt: (especially of hair) not combed or cared for; messy.
- Tangled: twisted together in a messy mass.
Related Idioms
- "a tousy look": an intentionally or unintentionally messy hairstyle or appearance.
- She adopted a tousy look for the casual party. (She chose a deliberately messy style.)
Notes on Usage
- is a less common word than , but both describe messy hair. It is often used in informal or descriptive writing.
- The word is primarily used to describe hair, not clothing or general appearance.