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unkempt definition

un·kempt (-kempt′)

adjective

  1. tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed
  2. not tidy or neat; messy
  3. not polished or refined; crude; rough

Etymology: un- + kempt, pp. of dial. kemben, to comb < ME < OE cemban < camb, a comb

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