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Webster 1913 Edition
Unkempt
Un-kempt′
(?; 215)
, Adj.
[Pref.
un-
not + kempt
, p. p. of kemb
.] 1.
Not combed; disheveled;
as, an urchin with
. unkempt
hair2.
Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.
My rhymes be rugged and
unkempt
. Spenser.
Definition 2024
unkempt
unkempt
English
Adjective
unkempt (comparative more unkempt, superlative most unkempt)
- (of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled
- (by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up
- (figuratively) Rough; unpolished
Synonyms
Translations
dishevelled; untidy; dirty; not kept up
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