unkempt
Meaning
- Uncombed; dishevelled.
- (broadly) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
- (figuratively) Rough; unpolished
Synonyms
be untidy
uncared for
Translations
ungekämmt
desaliñado
ακατάστατος
ongekamd ακτένιστος
échevelé
dağınıkPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/
Etymology
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.
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