unkempt
English
/ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/
adj
Definitions
- (of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled.
- (by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
- (figurative) Rough; unpolished
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English unkempt (uncombed) prefix from English kempt.
Origin
English
kempt
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kempt English
- unkemptitude English
- unkemptly English
- unkemptness English
- gekämmt German
- ungekämmt German
- kemben Middle English
- unkempt Middle English