unkempt

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Uncombed; dishevelled.
2. (broadly) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
3. (figuratively) Rough; unpolished

Sinonieme

untidy

disheveled

slovenly

messy

dishevelled

uncombed

shaggy

tousled

scruffy

rumpled

sluttish

tangled

sloppy

neglected

uncombable

disgusting

sleazy

slipshod

be untidy

fluffy

scraggly

crumpled

negligent

matted

frowzy

shagged

slack

ugly

uncared for

uncut

undressed

unfit

unkept

unorganized

unpresentable

unsanitary

unshorn

untidily

untreated

wild

woolly

blowsy

untrimmed

ungroomed

unsheared

disheveled

dishevelled

blowzy

dollish

bushy

Vertalings

ungekämmt

desaliñado

ungepflegt

ακατάστατος

ongekamd

ακτένιστος

échevelé

despeinado

dağınık

sale

dégoûtant

ébouriffé

négligé

verwahrlost

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: unkempt

Verwante met Old Norse: úkembdr

Verwante met Yslands: ókembdur

Verwante met Duits: ungekämmt

Verwante met Nederlands: ongekamd

In summary

From earlier unkembed, unkemmed, from Middle English unkempt (“uncombed”), equivalent to un- + kempt. Compare Old Norse úkembdr (uncombed; unkempt"; > Icelandic ókembdur), German ungekämmt (“unkempt”), Dutch ongekamd. More at kemb.