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Definition of unkempt adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unkempt

adjective

unkempt pronunciation English

ˌʌnˈkempt

unkempt pronunciation American

ˌʌnˈkempt

(formal) (especially of somebody's hair or general appearance) not well cared for; not neat or tidy

Synonym

dishevelledgreasy, unkempt hairThe children were unwashed and unkempt.a wild and unkempt garden