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Definition of Tousled
1. Adjective. In disarray; extremely disorderly. "His brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"
Definition of Tousled
1. Adjective. (context: of hair etc) unkempt, disheveled or in disarray ¹
2. Verb. (past of tousle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tousled
1. tousle [v] - See also: tousle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tousled
Literary usage of Tousled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Theatre: Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, from by Owen Williams (1828)
"BRUIN ; BRUIN with a Cotton Cap on ; his /////• • with his Wig, great Coat, and
Fishing-rod. Come, Jane, give me my wig: you slut, how you have tousled the ..."
2. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... with shaggy (1. tousled 1. rumpled) hair; ... be(come) rumpled (1. disheveled 1.
tousled), become unkempt, get into disorder, ..."
3. A Word a Day Intermediate by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Stephanie Wright, Sarita Chavez Silverman, Evan-Moor Corporation (2002)
"tousled adjective in a tangled mass perceive verb to become aware of something
by experiencing it through the senses Her hair was tousled after riding in ..."
4. Robert Browning by Charles Harold Herford (1905)
"—to prefer the " combed " and the " shaggy " to the "tousled" and the "sleek."
All four kinds had their function in the versatile technique of Browning and ..."
5. English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop (1906)
"... moustache brushed away from the lips; we know Lord Pembroke's tousled —
carefully tousled—hair; ..."
6. Merry's Museum (1845)
"During the voyage, I was packed away with my old companions, the faded flowers,
and tousled ribbons. We reached Lisbon, and after a few months, we proceeded ..."
7. Cousin Cinderella by Sara Jeannette Duncan (1908)
"I noticed a public-house and a hay-rick and a duck- pond, and a tousled little
boy in a cap, with very red cheeks, that watched us stolidly out of sight ..."
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