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- [uhn-kempt]
- /ʌnˈkɛmpt/
- /ʌnˈkempt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-kempt]
- /ʌnˈkɛmpt/
Definitions of unkempt word
- adjective unkempt not combed: unkempt hair. 1
- adjective unkempt uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. 1
- adjective unkempt unpolished; rough; crude. 1
- adjective unkempt scruffy, untidy 1
- adjective unkempt If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat. 0
- adjective unkempt (of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled 0
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Origin of unkempt
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; variant of unkembed; see un-1, kempt
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Parts of speech for Unkempt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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unkempt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unkempt
adj unkempt
- all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- blowsy — (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- dilapidated — reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
noun unkempt
- mixup — an act or instance of mixing.
- disorderliness — The state or quality of being disorderly.
- muddiness — The characteristic of being muddy.
adjective unkempt
- bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- disheveled — hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
- dishevelled — to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
Antonyms for unkempt
adj unkempt
- dressed to kill — woman: in stylish clothes
- flyest — clever; keen; ingenious.
- in fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- neat — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
adjective unkempt
- kempt — neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage.
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