Definition of unkempt Unkempt

/ʌnkɛˈmpt/ - [unkempt] - un•kempt

We found 7 definitions of unkempt from 5 different sources.

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What does unkempt mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

unkempt, unkempter, unkemptest

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"
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"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • unkempt (a.)
    Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.
  • unkempt (a.)
    Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • unkempt
    un′kemt, adj. uncombed: unpolished, rough. [Pfx. un-, not, A.S. cemban, to comb—camb, a comb.]

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  • unkempt, adjective.

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