unkempt
unkempt
Definition
un·kempt (-kempt′)
un·kempt′·ness noun
unkempt
Synonyms
unkempt
modif.
Dirty
disheveled, uncombed, disorderly, unclean, untidy; see also dirty 1.Rough
unpolished, unsophisticated, vulgar, coarse; see crude 1,
unkempt
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- appearance: Its general unkempt appearance led to low standards of maintenance of the other small green areas in the estate.
- garden: A wildlife garden doesn't have to be an overgrown, unkempt garden - far from it.
- man: My nails need trimming as well, in fact I am a rather unkempt old man at the moment.
- beard: Such actions might include men wearing dresses, unkempt beards, or wrapping towels round their heads.
- figure: With age, he became a rather sad and unkempt figure gradually going into decline, as did his beloved Oak Hall estate.
- hedge: We were walking along an avenue between unkempt hedges leading to another hedge across the far end.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: My nails need trimming as well, in fact I am a rather unkempt old man at the moment.
- slightly: The grass " lawn " is slightly unkempt, and littered with wild flowers.
- little: First of all, the starting point of Count Olaf's house is spookily drawn, looking ancient and a little unkempt.
Used with adjective complement
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