| 单词 | unkempt |
| 释义 | unkempt (once / 3663 pages) adj 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. From the fusing of un- “not” with kempt “neat” comes the adjective unkempt. Kempt has fallen out of use, but unkempt persists as a popular word to describe anything unpolished, rough, or disorderly. Pig sties, the corrals where pigs live, are usually quite unkempt. That's why your mom keeps calling your messy, unkempt train wreck of a room a pig sty. WORD FAMILYunkempt: unkemptness+/kempt: kempter, unkempt USAGE EXAMPLESThere are tennis courts, a swimming pool and a garden, these days somewhat unkempt, sweeping down to a river. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Beyond those teeth, a wig of long, unkempt hair is another key component of the Toni persona. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) Some residents expressed mixed feelings about giving up local control, pointing out that the village government had cracked down on unkempt properties. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1adj not properly maintained or cared for an unkempt garden native vistas and unkempt rambling paths Syn untidy not neat and tidy 2adj not neatly combed wild unkempt hair Syn uncombed (of hair) not combed |
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