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View usage for: (ʌnkempt) adjectiveIf you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat. His hair was unkempt and filthy. ...the unkempt grass. He looked unkempt. Synonyms: uncombed, tousled, shaggy, ungroomed More Synonyms of unkempt More Synonyms of unkempt unkempt in British English (ʌnˈkɛmpt) adjective1. (of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled 2. ungroomed; slovenly unkempt appearance 3. archaic crude or coarse Derived forms unkemptly (unˈkemptly) adverb unkemptness (unˈkemptness) noun Word origin Old English uncembed; from un-1 + cembed, past participle of cemban to comb; related to Old Saxon kembian, Old High German kemben to comb unkempt in American English (ʌnˈkɛmpt) adjective1. tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed 2. not tidy or neat; messy 3. not polished or refined; crude; rough Derived forms unkemptness (unˈkemptness) noun Word origin un- + kempt, pp. of dial. kemben, to comb < ME < OE cemban < camb, a comb 1Examples of 'unkempt' in a sentenceunkempt Definition (of the hair) uncombed or dishevelled His hair was unkempt and filthy. Definition untidy or slovenly The child was unkempt and dirty. Synonyms shabby rumpled blowsy sluttish slatternly disarranged ungroomed disarrayed frowzy Opposites trim , neat , tidy , spruce , presentable , well-groomed , soigné or soignée Additional synonymsDefinition with hair or clothing that is untidy, wet, or dirty a bedraggled group of journalists Synonyms messy, soiled, dirty, disordered, stained, dripping, muddied, muddy, drenched, ruffled, untidy, sodden, sullied, dishevelled, rumpled, unkempt, tousled, disarranged, disarrayed, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition (of a woman) slovenly or sluttish Synonyms slovenly, sloppy (informal), untidy, dishevelled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, slipshod, sluttish, slatternly, frowzyDefinition untidy He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit. Synonyms untidy, unkempt, dishevelled, tousled, disordered, messy, ruffled, scruffy, rumpled, bedraggled, ratty (informal), straggly, windblown, disarranged, mussed up (informal) - unjust
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Additional synonymsDefinition (of a person's hair, clothes, or general appearance) disordered and untidy She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled. Synonyms untidy, disordered, messy, ruffled, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, hanging loose, blowsy, uncombed, disarranged, disarrayed, frowzy, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) a disordered heap of mossy branches Synonyms untidy, confused, muddled, all over the place, displaced, out of place, jumbled, misplaced, dislocated, deranged, in a mess, disorganized, in confusion, higgledy-piggledy (informal), disarranged, disarrayed, out of kilter, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition untidy Mum made me clean up my messy room. Synonyms untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic, muddled, cluttered, shambolic (informal), disorganized, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition dirty and untidy in appearance a young man, pale, scruffy and untidy Synonyms shabby, untidy, ragged, rundown, messy, sloppy (informal), seedy, squalid, tattered, tatty (British), unkempt, disreputable, scrubby (British, informal), grungy, slovenly, mangy, sluttish, slatternly, ungroomed, frowzy, ill-groomed, draggletailed (archaic), daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition rough and untidy He has long, shaggy hair.a shaggy dog Synonyms unkempt, rough, tousled, hairy, long-haired, hirsute (formal), unshorn Definition careless or untidy I won't accept sloppy work from my students. Synonyms careless, slovenly, slipshod, messy, clumsy, untidy, amateurish, hit-or-miss (informal), inattentiveDefinition always unclean or untidy He was gruff, slovenly, and given to brooding. Synonyms untidy, disorderly, unkempt, slatternly (old-fashioned), daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) |