Synonyms for unkempt
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-kempt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkɛmpt |
Top 10 synonyms for unkempt Other synonyms for the word unkempt
Définition of unkempt
Origin :- 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + kempt "well-combed, neat," from variant past participle of Old English cemban "to comb," from Proto-Germanic *kambijan, from *kamb- "comb" (see comb). Form unkembed is recorded from late 14c. The verb kemb is rare after 1400s, but its negative past participle form endures.
- adj shabby, sloppy
- He ran through the unkempt garden, and was quickly at the door.
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- Shorn was the unkempt mop of hair and vanished the impudent swagger.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- He even began a smile in the shadows of his unkempt moustache.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- There were two rough-haired, unkempt horses in the tumble-down stable.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Peter knew me not at first, so changed and unkempt was I with my long journeyings.
- Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
- But then the slope was wild and unkempt, covered over with briars and brambles.
- Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
- His hair was wild and unkempt, his clothing torn and damaged.
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, October 20, 1920 » by Various
- He had a long gray beard, while his hair was also long and unkempt.
- Extract from : « The Birthright » by Joseph Hocking
- Nevil became a wretched, unkempt type of manhood in comparison.
- Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
- Sam became uncomfortably conscious of his unkempt condition.
- Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
Antonyms for unkempt
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