"bed-headed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bed-headed [comparative], most bed-headed [superlative]
Etymology: From bed head + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bed head|ed}} bed head + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} bed-headed (comparative more bed-headed, superlative most bed-headed)
  1. (colloquial) Having bed head. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Hair

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