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Meaning of 'unkempt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unkempt [ a.]
- Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.
- Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.

Meaning of 'unkempt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unkempt [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not properly maintained or cared for
Example in sentence:
  • an ukempt appearance;
  • an unkempt garden;
  • native vistas and unkempt rambling paths
Meaning (2):
- not neatly combed
Example in sentence:
  • wild unkempt hair

Nearby Words:

unkard unke unked unkemmed unkennel unkent unketh unkind unkindliness unkindly

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