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Unkempt

Un-kempt′

(?; 215)
,
Adj.
[Pref.
un-
not +
kempt
, p. p. of
kemb
.]
1.
Not combed; disheveled;
as, an urchin with
unkempt
hair
.
2.
Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.
My rhymes be rugged and
unkempt
.
Spenser.

Definition 2024


unkempt

unkempt

English

Adjective

unkempt (comparative more unkempt, superlative most unkempt)

  1. (of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled
  2. (by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up
  3. (figuratively) Rough; unpolished

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