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matted

[mat-id] / ˈmæt ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
tangled
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK
unknotted untangled


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The schoolhouse is a dull, matted red, as are other architectural elements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

The first major bathing day, Tuesday, will see ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men with matted dreadlocks, known as Naga sadhus, take a dip in the northern Indian city at dawn.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025

Tattered curtains, matted carpets and missing shower heads were replaced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

As erosion slows, marsh and streamside vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can increasingly stand firm against flooding, or surging waves.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024

Mundungus stank of stale sweat and tobacco smoke: His hair was matted and his robes stained.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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