tousled

[ tou-zuhld ]

adjective

1. disordered or disheveled:

   tousled hair; tousled clothes.

   Synonyms: untidy, tangled, messy

Word History and Origins

Origin of tousled¹

First recorded in 1840–50; tousle + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He had been famous since he was a teenager and a sex symbol for just as long, a tousled Californian with a movie star smile.

From Salon

In the trailer, Chalamet is seen with Dylan's distinctive tousled hair, performing his 1963 classic A Hard Rain’s a‐Gonna Fall.

From BBC

I will tell you that only days before I had shined the lanterns of the temple so diligently that Brother Zesht himself tousled my hair and held me to his side and said, “You are a good creature,” and I had felt proud.

From Literature

She hadn’t brought it along to brush his tousled curls.

From Literature

His golden curls were tousled now.

From Literature