Dishevelled
Dishevelled adjective - In disarray; extremely disorderly.
Scruffy and dishevelled are semantically related in untidy topic. In some cases you can use "Scruffy" instead an adjective "Dishevelled", when it comes to topics like unkempt.
Nearby Word: disheveled
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dirty and dishevelled
- dirty and scruffy
- shabby and dishevelled
- shabby and scruffy
- disordered and dishevelled
- disordered and scruffy
- sloppy and dishevelled
- sloppy and scruffy
- seedy and dishevelled
- seedy and scruffy
- sleazy and dishevelled
- sleazy and scruffy
- threadbare and dishevelled
- threadbare and scruffy
Both words in one sentence
- Yuki stereotypes the unemployed guy, looking quite scruffy and dishevelled, and has a personal bitterness towards the government, politicians and the workings of society - and he wants to hit them back hard with the missile attacks.
Source: Analysis / Eden of the East -
Seriously Scruffy: Combined with Mess of Woe when Villefort works several days nonstop to keep his mind off the death of his in-laws and his daughter, looking dishevelled and unshaven (though he shapes up in time for the trial).
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