Disheveled

/dɪˈʃev.əld/ adjective

Looking messy, untidy, or having messy hair and wrinkled clothes.

From Old French 'descheveler' meaning 'to mess up hair,' combining 'des-' (reverse) and 'chevel' (hair) from Latin 'capillus.' It originally described specifically tangled hair but expanded to mean overall messiness.

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