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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Dishevelled

1. Is this sentence correct:


"His hair was dishevelled."



2. And is 'dishevelled' an informal word?

  

Top answer

dishevelled refers to a person's clothes and general appearance, including his hair. So say eg He was dishevelled. eg His hair was very untidy.

— Clive

  • dishevelled refers to a person's clothes and general appearance, including his hair.
  • So say eg He was dishevelled.
  • eg His hair was very untidy.
  • No.
  • It's not an informal word.
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dishevelled refers to a person's clothes and general appearance, including his hair. So say

eg He was dishevelled.

eg His hair was very untidy.


No. It's not an informal word.

Clive

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Christine Christie1. Is this sentence correct: "His hair was dishevelled."

Mrs. Google found 56,100 results for that sentence, and the very first one was from a Cambridge academic examination, so I'd say "yes".

It's disheveled (one L) in the U.S., by the way.

CJ

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