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unkempt
un·kempt U0089900 (ŭn-kĕmpt′)adj.1. Not combed: unkempt hair.2. Disorderly or untidy in appearance: an unkempt vagabond; an unkempt garden. See Synonyms at sloppy. [Middle English unkemd : un-, not; see un-1 + kembed, past participle of kemben, to comb (from Old English cemban; see gembh- in Indo-European roots).]unkempt (ʌnˈkɛmpt) adj1. (of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled2. ungroomed; slovenly: unkempt appearance. 3. archaic crude or coarse[Old English uncembed; from un-1 + cembed, past participle of cemban to comb; related to Old Saxon kembian, Old High German kemben to comb] unˈkemptly adv unˈkemptness nun•kempt (ʌnˈkɛmpt) adj. 1. not combed: unkempt hair. 2. uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy. 3. unpolished; rough; crude. [1590–1600; un-1 + kempt combed, Middle English, past participle of kemben, Old English cemban to comb] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unkempt - not neatly combed; "wild unkempt hair"uncombed - (of hair) not combed; "he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned"; "wild unkempt hair" | | 2. | unkempt - not properly maintained or cared for; "an unkempt garden"; "native vistas and unkempt rambling paths"; "an ukempt appearance"untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" |
unkemptadjective1. uncombed, tousled, shaggy, ungroomed His hair was unkempt and filthy.2. untidy, scruffy, dishevelled, disordered, messy, sloppy (informal), shabby, rumpled, bedraggled, slovenly, blowsy, sluttish, slatternly, disarranged, ungroomed, disarrayed, frowzy an unkempt old man untidy trim, neat, tidy, spruce, presentable, well-groomed, soigné or soignéeunkemptadjectiveMarked by an absence of cleanliness and order:disheveled, messy, mussy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, untidy.Translationsunkempt
Synonyms for unkemptadj uncombedSynonyms- uncombed
- tousled
- shaggy
- ungroomed
adj untidySynonyms- untidy
- scruffy
- dishevelled
- disordered
- messy
- sloppy
- shabby
- rumpled
- bedraggled
- slovenly
- blowsy
- sluttish
- slatternly
- disarranged
- ungroomed
- disarrayed
- frowzy
Antonyms- trim
- neat
- tidy
- spruce
- presentable
- well-groomed
- soigné or soignée
Synonyms for unkemptadj marked by an absence of cleanliness and orderSynonyms- disheveled
- messy
- mussy
- slipshod
- sloppy
- slovenly
- untidy
Words related to unkemptadj not neatly combedRelated Wordsadj not properly maintained or cared forRelated Words |