unkempt
[ uhn-kempt ]
/ ʌnˈkɛmpt /
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adjective
not combed: unkempt hair.
uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn.
unpolished; rough; crude.
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OTHER WORDS FROM unkempt
un·kempt·ly, adverbun·kempt·ness, nounWords nearby unkempt
unjoint, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, Unkelos, unkempt, unkenned, unkennel, unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly
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unkempt
/ (ʌnˈkɛmpt) /
adjective
(of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled
ungroomed; slovenlyunkempt appearance
archaic crude or coarse
Derived forms of unkempt
unkemptly, adverbunkemptness, nounWord Origin for unkempt
Old English uncembed; from un- 1 + cembed, past participle of cemban to comb; related to Old Saxon kembian, Old High German kemben to comb
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