unkempt
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5.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkɛmpt/
:
desaliñado
- Her unkempt hair made her look like she had just rolled out of bed.
- unkempt hair
Kind of fluffed up, put on some weight, very unkempt, bad outfit choices.
- Kind of fluffed up, put on some weight, very unkempt, bad outfit choices.
- A person you encounter is on the sidewalk, disheveled, unkempt, and clearly doesn't have a consistent home.
- And I looked down at my dirty pants and my unkempt hair and said absolutely.
- It's just that's one of the things I've been thinking about with everyone staying at home is everyone's hair is starting to look longer and more unkempt.
- Sex slang is correct when an unkempt pubes begins to grow down your thighs.
- But it could be any, I could list a whole bunch of other things like unkempt wiry eyebrows, like, or if there's like four or five that are just four or five eyebrows.
Examples
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Clare was tall, too thin, usually unkempt, but handsome in a natural way.
Academic text (1997) -
Our track has brought Barton into frame in the foreground, unshaven, unkempt, bellowing into the telephone.
Fiction book (1991) -
I will not have an unkempt boy at my table.
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And I looked down at my dirty pants and my unkempt hair and said absolutely.
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You seem very sweet and unkempt and troubled.
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- Captain, you are aware that we do not encourage unkempt hair for our pilots.
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When I returned home, I found the house unkempt, my dinner unprepared, and my wife still in her bed.
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In fact, he was mortified by his unkempt appearance as well as by the disorder of the apartment.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ashida grew his hair long and unkempt and refused to have it trimmed at all.
Fiction book (1990) -
Granny Elise's fine gray hair was unkempt, as if it were fraying all around the edges.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
233
1.0
Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place
155
2.0
Untidy and done without care
23
3.8
Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance
22
3.2
With long, thick, untidy hair, fur, or material that looks rough
21
6.1
Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them
11
1.0
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
8
1.0
Not washed with soap and water
5
5.3
Hair that looks messy after sleep or wind
4
7.0
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
2
3.0
Hair that looks messy because it has not been brushed
1
5.1
Not neat or tidy in appearance
1
3.8
Not cut and kept messy, like a beard or hedge
1
7.4
Messy and untidy in how a person or place looks
1
5.1
Hair or clothes that look messy because they are not combed
1
6.1
A thing not neatly kept or cut that looks natural
Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps
Dirty and messy, with things in the wrong places
Thick, messy hair or fur that looks like a mop
Wearing clothes that look messy or not right for the occasion
A woman who looks untidy and a little rough
Antonyms
How Tidy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unkempt is made from un- 'not' and kempt, which comes from an old word meaning 'combed'. So it literally means 'not combed', which is why we use unkempt for messy hair, beards, or a careless appearance.