ungroomed
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5.1
- adjective
- /ʌnˈɡrumd/
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desaliñado
- The wolfhounds, a dachshund, and a small, ungroomed ball of hair barked ferociously when we entered.
- ungroomed terrain
- ungroomed snow
Examples
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With his new Knicks teammates Amar'e Stoudemire and Marcus Camby to his right and left going through post move drills, Wallace was grinning above his signature ungroomed beard.
Blog text (18) -
He also seemed too ungroomed to be the president of Panem.
Blog text (10) -
New Wilderness (backcountry/ungroomed)
Blog text (4) -
"Yes?" she said, with arms full, always with arms full, exertion in the mouth, in the angle of the jaw, and in the ungroomed frizz about the forehead and nape.
Fiction book (2002) -
His facial hair was haphazardly arranged and ungroomed.
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The expanded terrain offers a backcountry experience with ungroomed, old-school narrow trails.
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Another is the site—the ungroomed hillside, set up over the water, with long, beautiful views.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place
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5.1
Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes
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1.0
Not neat, with things like papers or clothes left around
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3.0
Hair that looks messy because it has not been brushed
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3.8
Not cut and kept messy, like a beard or hedge
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6.1
A thing not neatly kept or cut that looks natural
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5.1
Hair or clothes that look messy because they are not combed
Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps
Very untidy so hair and clothes look messy
Antonyms
How Neat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ungroomed is made from un- ('not') and groomed, from groom which means 'to clean or make tidy', like brushing a horse or combing hair. So ungroomed describes someone or something that is 'not neat or tidy in appearance'.