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un·kempt

unkempt

pronunciation:
uhn kempt
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: not combed; poorly groomed.
He'd had no time to comb his hair or tuck in his shirt, and he was looking rather unkempt.
synonyms:
disheveled, mussed, rumpled, tousled
antonyms:
well-groomed
similar words:
blowzy, disarrayed, grubby, seedy, shabby, shaggy, slovenly, uncombed
definition 2: not tidy; disheveled.
He apologized for his unkempt apartment.
synonyms:
disheveled, untidy
antonyms:
tidy
similar words:
bedraggled, disordered, disorderly, grubby, messy, neglected, ragged, scruffy, sloppy
derivations: unkemptly (adv.), unkemptness (n.)