Meanings
adjectiveshevelled (not comparable)
alternative hevelled
- humorousnot comparableclothes; or appearance; clothes; or appearancevery tidy; neat; ordered.
She fixed it in no time at all, transforming it from dishevelled back to shevelled—if shevelled is even a word, that is.
2015, Andreas Oertel, Trouble at Impact Lake, page 1191 more example
Her hair was kempt, her clothing shevelled, and she moved in a gainly way. I wanted desperately to meet her, but I knew I'd have to make bones about it, since I was travelling cognito.
1994 July 25, Jack Winter, How I Met my Wife, New Yorker, page 82
Origin
Back-formation from dishevelled.
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shevelled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shevelled
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