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  • Unkempt — Un*kempt (?; 215), a. [Pref. un not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.] 1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. [1913 Webster] My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unkempt — adjective Etymology: Middle English unkemd, unkempt, from un + kembed, kempt, past participle of kemben to comb, from Old English cemban; akin to Old High German chempen to comb, Old English camb comb more at comb Date: 14th century 1. not combed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unkempt — unkemptly, adv. unkemptness, n. /un kempt /, adj. 1. not combed: unkempt hair. 2. uncared for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. 3. unpolished; rough; crude. [1590 1600; var. of unkembed; see UN 1, KEMPT] * * * …   Universalium

  • unkempt — un|kempt [ˌʌnˈkempt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: kempt combed (11 21 centuries), from Old English cemban to comb ] unkempt hair or plants have not been cut and kept neat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unkempt — adjective unkempt hair Syn: untidy, messy, scruffy, straggly, disordered, disheveled, disarranged, rumpled, wind blown, ungroomed, bedraggled, in a mess, mussed, messed up; tousled, uncombed Ant: tidy …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • unkempt — un•kempt [[t]ʌnˈkɛmpt[/t]] adj. 1) not combed: unkempt hair[/ex] 2) uncared for or neglected; disheveled; messy 3) unpolished; rough; crude • Etymology: 1590–1600; un I+kempt combed, ME, ptp. of kemben, OE cemban to comb …   From formal English to slang

  • unkempt — [[t]ʌ̱nke̱mpt[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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. ...an unkempt old man. Syn: messy …   English dictionary

  • hair — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger (BrE), golden, grey/gray, grizzled …   Collocations dictionary

  • unkempt — adj. Unkempt is used with these nouns: ↑appearance, ↑beard, ↑hair …   Collocations dictionary

  • unkempt — /ʌnˈkɛmpt / (say un kempt) adjective 1. not combed, as the hair. 2. having the hair not combed or cared for. 3. in an uncared for, neglected, or untidy state. 4. crude, coarse, or unpolished, as persons. {variant of unkembed, from un 2 + kembed,… …  

  • Long hair — This article is about human head hair. For other uses, see Longhair (disambiguation) or Hair Long hair is any hairstyle which is relatively long. Exactly what constitutes long hair can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures. For… …   Wikipedia

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