ill-kempt
Americanadjective
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“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 ● Jun. 1, 2022
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 ● Nov. 7, 2017
But Canadian-born Raymond Massey's ill-kempt, loose-lipped, moody Lincoln is as good on the screen as on the stage, and the picture's best excuse for being.
From Time Magazine Archive
At one end, an ill-kempt mob is armed mainly with monkey wrenches and backyard barbecue forks.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sudden shame of his disordered, ill-kempt appearance made him perhaps the more defiant.
From Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
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