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unkempt

UK/'ʌnkempt/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Untidy and not well cared for; especially of hair, uncombed and dishevelled.

蓬乱的;不整洁的

Root Breakdown

Native English
unnot, reversal
+
kemptother
=unkempt

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unkempt appearance of the building suggested years of neglect.

  • 2.

    His unkempt hair and wrinkled clothes gave him a disheveled look.

  • 3.

    The unkempt garden needed serious weeding and maintenance.

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