kempt

Betekenis (Engels)

Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/kɛm(p)t/
Etymologie (Engels)

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.

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