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bed-headed

bed-headed

6.7
Having messy hair after you wake up
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛdˌhɛdɪd/
  • Informal
translation icon : despeinado
  • She looked bed-headed after a long night of sleep.

Examples

  • I didn't have time to brush my bed-headed locks before leaving the house.

  • She showed up to breakfast still looking bed-headed after a late night.

  • The little boy's bed-headed hair made everyone in the family smile.

  • He woke up feeling bed-headed and groggy.

  • She woke up feeling tired and bed-headed, with her hair sticking out in every direction.

  • After a long night of sleep, he stumbled into the kitchen, looking bed-headed and bleary-eyed.

  • The children emerged from their rooms, all bed-headed and eager for breakfast.

Synonyms

shaggy
vsbed-headed
22 3.2

With long, thick, untidy hair, fur, or material that looks rough

is caused by sleep disarray rather than inherent long roughness
unkempt
vsbed-headed
13 5.1

Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes

is messy specifically from recent sleeping rather than long neglect
shaggy-haired
vsbed-headed
1 3.7

Long, thick hair that looks messy and not neat

is messy due to sleeping not simply long unkempt growth
shock-headed
vsbed-headed
8.0

A person who has thick, untidy hair that sticks up

is messy specifically from sleeping or just waking up
mop-headed
vsbed-headed
6.7

A thing that has a thick rounded top like a mop of hair or leaves that looks messy

is messy because of sleep rather than natural fullness

Antonyms

tidy
47 1.0

Having things in order with no mess

well-groomed
9 3.5

Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair

How Messy

matted
1 5.3
unkempt
13 5.1
tousled
5 5.3
bed-headed
  • Informal
6.7
combed
1.0

Surface Forms

bed-headed positive

Morphology

bed-headed = bedhead (transparent) = bed + head + ed

The adjective is a predictable formation from the noun 'bedhead' (bed + head) with the suffix '-ed' meaning 'having' or 'characterized by'.

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.