unkept
Americanadjective
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not taken care of or maintained.
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not observed or obeyed (as of a rule, promise, agreement, etc.).
Example Sentences
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There are execs for whom a decade of unkept promises about a specific product might become a credibility problem that drags the stock price.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
The six-week U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 exploded in southwestern Minnesota after decades of tensions between settlers and Dakota people and unkept treaty promises by government officials, according to the society.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
Brown stretches of unkept grass are now common sights in tourist areas like Stanley Park, right near the city centre, as well as Queen Elizabeth Park and Kitsilano Beach.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
Instead, it asserts girlhood as a shared space between other young women who are free to be lazy and unkept.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2023
Remembering my unkept promise, I pried its roots from the earth with desperate fingers and filled my basket, hoping that Elnora would somehow find them there.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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