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  • adjective Not mussed.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ mussed

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Examples

  • Women went to sleep with their makeup on and woke with it unmussed.

    STAR PETER BISKIND 2010

  • Then he leaves his feet and is in the air, feeling sleek and unmussed and sort of businesslike, flying in from Kansas City with a briefcase full of bank drafts.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • Then he leaves his feet and is in the air, feeling sleek and unmussed and sort of businesslike, flying in from Kansas City with a briefcase full of bank drafts.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • Then he leaves his feet and is in the air, feeling sleek and unmussed and sort of businesslike, flying in from Kansas City with a briefcase full of bank drafts.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • "I swear you could sleep in an envelope, Wiley," she had joked early on in their relationship, astonished at how still he slept, how unmussed he left the covers.

    Higher Authority White, Stephen, 1951- 1994

  • The small man appeared untouched, unmussed, and was again shaking his head sadly, this time at the unconscious figure of the giant on the floor.

    The Silent Warrior Modesitt, L. E. 1987

  • Her gilded make-up was still unmussed and the mobiles in the little caves Stefano had contrived in her hair spun placidly or blinked their diamond eyes.

    A Case Of Conscience Blish, James 1953

  • Her gilded make-up was still unmussed and the mobiles in the little caves Stefano had contrived in her hair spun placidly or blinked their diamond eyes.

    A Case Of Conscience Blish, James 1953

  • "Rosalynn Carter is immaculately groomed, her honey-colored hair set just so, her clothes unwrinkled, her makeup unmussed."

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • While he acknowledges his new field pays more sporadically and is radically different from his last, Zeiger said he believes he'll land on his feet, his perfect hair unmussed.

    columbiatribune.com stories THE PHILADLELPHIA INQUIRER 2010

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