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- adjective of hair, etc.
unkempt ,disheveled or indisarray - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tousle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in disarray; extremely disorderly
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Examples
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Allure's Web site features a busy beauty blogging area, a Facebook page and a standalone site called Allure Virtual Store, where users can watch videos on how to create a "tousled" hair look.
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"Rocking-horses can't run away," Sue said, shaking her head, the hair of which needed brushing, as it had become "tousled" in her sleep.
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Laura Lee Hope
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Englishmen of the time preferred brushed back and rather "tousled" locks.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889
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"tousled" character of the English vocabulary as a whole, compared with
Robert Browning 1892
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But in my twenties the need to be prepared for the unexpected was not an issue, even without a stitch of makeup and tousled just woke up hair, my radiant youth inoculated me about worrying about […]
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But in my twenties the need to be prepared for the unexpected was not an issue, even without a stitch of makeup and tousled just woke up hair, my radiant youth inoculated me about worrying about such things.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Guest Post: SynGRINisity, by Wendy Reichental 2010
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I smiled and tousled her hair as I left, effectively scattering her carefully parted side swept bangs.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Kynnaston’s Review Forum 2009
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On the mantelpiece his wife, Nancy, smiled from her photo, her wavy brown hair tousled, and her freckled nose slightly pink with sunburn.
Excerpt: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson 2010
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I smiled and tousled her hair as I left, effectively scattering her carefully parted side swept bangs.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Kynnaston’s Review Forum 2009
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As a bank executive, Moynihan has been known to attend meetings with colleagues or analysts looking rumpled and tousled, a stark contrast to his predecessor, Lewis, who was known for being impeccably dressed.
Bank of America's Moynihan says challenges just starting 2010
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