"tously" meaning in English

See tously in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tously [comparative], most tously [superlative]
Etymology: From tousle + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|tousle|y}} tousle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} tously (comparative more tously, superlative most tously)
  1. Synonym of tousled Synonyms: tousled [synonym, synonym-of]
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