Search results
- Dictionaryunkempt/ʌnˈkɛm(p)t/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance: "they were unwashed and unkempt"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
adjective. us / ʌnˈkempt / Add to word list. not neat or cared for; messy: He needed a shave and his hair was unkempt. (Definition of unkempt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. un· kempt ˌən-ˈkem (p)t. Synonyms of unkempt. 1. : not combed. unkempt hair. 2. : deficient in order or neatness. unkempt individuals. unkempt hotel rooms. also : rough, unpolished. unkempt prose. Synonyms. chaotic. cluttered. confused. disarranged. disarrayed. disheveled. dishevelled. disordered. disorderly. higgledy-piggledy.
Unkempt literally means "not combed," but use it to describe anything with a sloppy appearance. Your hair probably looks unkempt when you roll out of bed in the morning. Keep it that way if you're going for the rock star look.
not neat or cared for; messy: He needed a shave and his hair was unkempt. (Definition of unkempt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. not combed: unkempt hair. uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. unpolished; rough; crude. unkempt. / ʌnˈkɛmpt / adjective. (of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled. ungroomed; slovenly. unkempt appearance. archaic. crude or coarse.
If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat. His hair was unkempt and filthy. ...the unkempt grass.
Jun 6, 2024 · unkempt ( comparative more unkempt, superlative most unkempt) (of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled . Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair. (by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
1. Not combed: unkempt hair. 2. Disorderly or untidy in appearance: an unkempt vagabond; an unkempt garden. See Synonyms at sloppy. [Middle English unkemd : un-, not; see un-1 + kembed, past participle of kemben, to comb (from Old English cemban; see gembh- in Indo-European roots ).]
Definition of unkempt adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "UNKEMPT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
