Unkempt Definition

ŭn-kĕmpt
adjective
Tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed.
Webster's New World
Not tidy or neat; messy.
Webster's New World
Disorderly or untidy in appearance.
An unkempt vagabond; an unkempt garden.
American Heritage
Not polished or refined; crude; rough.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Unkempt

  • Middle English unkemd un- not un–1 kembed past participle of kemben to comb (from Old English cemban gembh- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • un- + Middle English kempt (“combed"), compare German kämmen.

    From Wiktionary

Unkempt Sentence Examples

  • This shrub can become quite unkempt if not pruned well back.

  • Compared to other boats in the marina it looked rather unkempt.

  • When you try on the jacket to a business suit, be sure it fits properly -- poor fit presents a sloppy, unkempt appearance.

  • He was an old man with spare, sinewy limbs and long strands of unwashed, unkempt hair.

  • My nails need trimming as well, in fact I am a rather unkempt old man at the moment.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNK

Words Ending With

TPTMPT

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Words Starting With U and Ending With T

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With U7 Letter Words Ending With T