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un·kempt
 unkempt
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
kempt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| 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:
- kempt, well-groomed
- similar words:
- blowzy, disarrayed, grubby, seedy, shabby, shaggy, slovenly, uncombed
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| definition 2: |
not tidy; disheveled.
He apologized for his unkempt apartment.- synonyms:
- disheveled, messy, untidy
- antonyms:
- tidy
- similar words:
- bedraggled, disordered, disorderly, grubby, messy, neglected, ragged, scruffy, sloppy
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| related words: |
dingy, dowdy |
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| derivations: |
unkemptly (adv.), unkemptness (n.) |
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