Reverse Dictionary: DISHEVEL

ADJECTIVES
► BEAT-UP dishevelled; ugly → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► BLOWZY dishevelled; untidy, slovenly → 1790 Eng. dial.
► BUMMY dishevelled; dirty and ragged → 1990s African-American sl.
► DISHYBILLY dishevelled → 1920 Amer. dial.
► FROWZLED rumpled, tousled, dishevelled → 1808
► FROWZLY rumpled, tousled, dishevelled → 1872
► HATERY ► HATRY dishevelled, entangled → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► HEATHERY dishevelled; rough, hairy → 1825 Sc. 
► RAG TOUSILY dishevelled; rough → 1950 Sc.
► RAGGEDY dishevelled; ragged, rough → 1890 US sl.
► RAMSHEUCHET dishevelled → 1876 Sc.
► RUFFY-TUFFY dishevelled; disordered, rough → a1821
​► SHEVELLED dishevelled → 1613 arch.
► SKID dishevelled; unattractive, dirty → 1990s sl.
► TUZZY-MUZZY dishevelled; rough; ragged → 1847 Eng. dial.

NOUNS
► DISHYBILL a state of disorder; dishevelment → 1920 Amer. dial.
► DISHYBILLY a state of disorder; dishevelment → 1920 Amer. dial.
► WRECK OF THE HESPERUS an untidy, dishevelled place → E20 Brit. sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► ASH-CAT a dishevelled or dirty person, esp. a child → 1869 Amer. dial.
► ASH-CAT-SAM a dishevelled or dirty person, esp. a child → 1910 Amer. dial.
► SINGED CAT a dishevelled or dirty person, esp. a child → 1836 Amer. dial.
► SKID a dishevelled, ill-dressed, dirty person → 1990s sl.
► WALLIDRAG ► WALLYDRAG a dishevelled, slovenly, untidy person → 1754 Sc. 
► WALLIDRAGGLE ► WALLYDRAGGLE a dishevelled, slovenly, untidy person → 1754 Sc. 
► WRECK OF THE HESPERUS a dishevelled, untidy person → E20 Brit. sl.

PHRASES
► LOOK AS IF YOU HAD BEEN PULLED THROUGH A KNOTHOLE BACKWARDS dishevelled → 1993 US
► LOOK LIKE THE OLD SCRATCH to look dishevelled and dirty  1915 Amer. dial.

VERBS
► MALAGAROUSE ► MALAGARUZE ► MALAGRUIZE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil → 1894 Sc.
► RAVEL to dishevel, to displace, to dishevel; said of hair → 1895 Sc.