bed-headed
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6.7
- adjective
- /ˈbɛdˌhɛdɪd/
- Informal
- She looked bed-headed after a long night of sleep.
Examples
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I didn't have time to brush my bed-headed locks before leaving the house.
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She showed up to breakfast still looking bed-headed after a late night.
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The little boy's bed-headed hair made everyone in the family smile.
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He woke up feeling bed-headed and groggy.
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She woke up feeling tired and bed-headed, with her hair sticking out in every direction.
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After a long night of sleep, he stumbled into the kitchen, looking bed-headed and bleary-eyed.
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The children emerged from their rooms, all bed-headed and eager for breakfast.
Synonyms
21
3.2
With long, thick, untidy hair, fur, or material that looks rough
12
5.1
Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes
1
3.7
Long, thick hair that looks messy and not neat
1
6.7
A thing that has a thick rounded top like a mop of hair or leaves that looks messy
1
8.0
A person who has thick, untidy hair that sticks up
Antonyms
How Messy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bed-headed comes from the clear parts bed, head and -ed, where -ed means 'having'. It paints a simple picture of someone with 'bed hair' after sleeping, so it means having messy hair just after waking up.