| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb dishevel.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (dishevel) | 1. Disarrange or rumple; dishevel.[Wordnet]. 2. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive participle.[Websters]. 3. To spread loosely or disorderly.[Websters]. 4. To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.[Websters]. 5. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: disheveling, dishevelling, disheveled, dishevels, disheveler, dishevelers, dishevelingly, dishevellingly and disheveledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "DISHEVELING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISHEVELING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Spreading loosely.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of dishevel. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
