tously

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adjective

Synonym of tousled.

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tousled
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Meanings

adjectivetously (comparative more tously, superlative most tously)

comparative more tously · superlative most tously

  1. Synonym of tousled.

    A little untidy thing, with tously hair and no style about her, and she was poking down among the roots of those big elm-trees, looking for mosses.

    1879, Eliza Stephenson, The last of her line, page 66

    Synonyms: tousled

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of tousled.

Similar
tousled

Origin

From tousle + -y.

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APA

tously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tously

MLA

“tously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tously.

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