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Word: Unkempt
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from un- ‘not’ + kempt ‘combed’ (past participle of archaic kemb, related to comb)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʌnˈkɛm(p)t
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance
Short Definition:having untidy or dishevelled appearance
Examples:- they were unwashed and unkempt
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