unkempt
(adjective) not properly maintained or cared for; “an unkempt garden”; “native vistas and unkempt rambling paths”; “an ukempt appearance”
unkempt
(adjective) not neatly combed; “wild unkempt hair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unkempt (comparative more unkempt, superlative most unkempt)
(of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled.
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
(figurative) Rough; unpolished
• dishevelled
• slovenly
Source: Wiktionary
Un*kempt", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.]
1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.
2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
