kempt

Betekenis (Engels)

Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.

Sinonieme

tidy

trim

neat

combed

cool

🆒

cut

natty

nifty

orderly

presentable

smart

straight

trimmed

uncluttered

ruly

clean

unlittered

clean-cut

cleanly

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɛm(p)t/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: kemben

Geërf van Old English: cemban

In summary

Originally a past participle of kemb, from Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban (“to comb”). Modern uses are back-formations from the negative unkempt. More at kemb, comb.