kempt

[ kempt ]

/ kɛmpt /

adjective

neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage.

combed, as hair.

Origin of kempt

First recorded before 1050; 1925–30 for def. 1; Middle English kempte, kembyd; Old English cemd-, past participle of cemban “to comb”; see comb, unkempt

Words nearby kempt

Kemi, Kemijoki, kemp, Kempe, Kempis, kempt, ken, kenaf, Kenalog, kenbei, kench

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Example sentences from the Web for kempt

The Kempt Road had not yet been opened though for some time in contemplation.
History of Halifax City|Thomas B. Akins
Captain Kempt's reply will be sent under cover to you at your club.
A Rock in the Baltic|Robert Barr
There was in the English infantry, particularly in Kempt's brigade, a great many raw recruits.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
His own flock, well washed and kempt, were much more agreeable subjects of contemplation.
The Faith Doctor|Edward Eggleston

I send you a long letter from Kempt for your perusal, with a sketch of Badajos, though no longer recent news.
The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock|Ferdinand Brock Tupper

British Dictionary definitions for kempt

kempt

/ (kɛmpt) /

adjective

(of hair) tidy; combedSee also unkempt

Word Origin for kempt

C20: back formation from unkempt; originally past participle of dialect kemb to comb

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单词	kempt
释义	kempt [ kempt ] / kɛmpt / adjective neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage. combed, as hair. Origin of kempt First recorded before 1050; 1925–30 for def. 1; Middle English kempte, kembyd; Old English cemd-, past participle of cemban “to comb”; see comb, unkempt Words nearby kempt Kemi, Kemijoki, kemp, Kempe, Kempis, kempt, ken, kenaf, Kenalog, kenbei, kench Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kempt The Kempt Road had not yet been opened though for some time in contemplation. History of Halifax City\|Thomas B. Akins Captain Kempt's reply will be sent under cover to you at your club. A Rock in the Baltic\|Robert Barr There was in the English infantry, particularly in Kempt's brigade, a great many raw recruits. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo His own flock, well washed and kempt, were much more agreeable subjects of contemplation. The Faith Doctor\|Edward Eggleston I send you a long letter from Kempt for your perusal, with a sketch of Badajos, though no longer recent news. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock\|Ferdinand Brock Tupper British Dictionary definitions for kempt kempt / (kɛmpt) / adjective (of hair) tidy; combedSee also unkempt Word Origin for kempt C20: back formation from unkempt; originally past participle of dialect kemb to comb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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