ill-kempt

American  

[il-kempt] / ˈɪlˈkɛmpt /

adjective

1. unkempt.

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Example Sentences

“I would much rather have somebody who’s older than some of the other places I visited,” she says, describing ill-kempt shares with college students who seemed to party and fight constantly.

From New York Times

Its Soviet-era apartment blocks are flaking and ill-kempt; the newer towers come styled in generic “urban shab”, with flimsy sliding windows and mean balconies, their hulls crusted with air-conditioners and satellite dishes.

From The Guardian

After well-groomed Croatia and Montenegro, Albania appears as shaggy and ill-kempt as a lovable hound, all dirty paws and enthusiastic tail.

From The Guardian

So today I am visiting the Tirana suburbs of Babrru, Paskuqan and Kamez and houses representing a cross section of Albanian architecture, from crumbling brick to stucco and balustrade pretensions, to ask people just why their homes are decorated with these ill-kempt, oversized animals.

From BBC

So far, Wallander has had three faces: Rolf Lassgard, the blond, ill-kempt star of the Swedish film version; Krister Henriksson, the dark-haired father, trying but failing to placate his troubled daughter, Linda, in the Swedish TV version; and our own Kenneth Branagh, as the English-language Wallander, perpetually weary and drained of colour.

From The Guardian