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- Dictionaryunkempt/ʌnˈkɛm(p)t/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance: "they were unwashed and unkempt"
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1. : not combed. unkempt hair. 2. : deficient in order or neatness. unkempt individuals. unkempt hotel rooms. also : rough, unpolished. unkempt prose. Synonyms. chaotic. cluttered. confused. disarranged. disarrayed. disheveled. dishevelled. disordered. disorderly. higgledy-piggledy. hugger-mugger. jumbled. littered. messed. messy. muddled. mussed.
not neat or cared for; messy: He needed a shave and his hair was unkempt. (Definition of unkempt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
not neat or cared for; messy: He needed a shave and his hair was unkempt. (Definition of unkempt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. not combed: unkempt hair. uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. unpolished; rough; crude. unkempt. / ʌnˈkɛmpt / adjective. (of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled. ungroomed; slovenly. unkempt appearance. archaic. crude or coarse.
Unkempt literally means "not combed," but use it to describe anything with a sloppy appearance. Your hair probably looks unkempt when you roll out of bed in the morning. Keep it that way if you're going for the rock star look.
If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat.
adjective. /ˌʌnˈkempt/. /ˌʌnˈkempt/. (formal) (especially of somebody’s hair or general appearance) not well cared for; not neat or tidy synonym dishevelled. greasy, unkempt hair. The children were unwashed and unkempt. a wild and unkempt garden. Topics Appearance c2.
If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are dirty, and not taken care of or kept neat. [...]
adjective. Tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not tidy or neat; messy. Webster's New World. Disorderly or untidy in appearance. An unkempt vagabond; an unkempt garden. American Heritage.
Definition of unkempt – Learner’s Dictionary. unkempt. adjective. uk / ʌnˈkempt / us. Add to word list. untidy: Her hair was long and unkempt. (Definition of unkempt from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of unkempt. in Chinese (Traditional) 不整潔的, 淩亂的, 沒有打理的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
