KEMPT

Meaning of KEMPT in English

■ adjective maintained in a neat and clean condition.

Origin

OE cemd- , past participle of cemban 'to comb', of Gmc origin; related to comb .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KEMPT — adjective Etymology: back-formation from un~ Date: 1929 neatly kept ; trim
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KEMPT — ˈkem(p)t adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of kemben to comb — more at kemb : neatly kept : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEMPT — () p. p. of Kemb.
Английский словарь Webster
KEMPT — () of Kemb
Английский словарь Webster
KEMPT — p. p. of Kemb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KEMPT — of Kemb
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KEMPT — /kempt/ , adj. 1. neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage. 2. combed, as hair. [ bef. 1050; ME; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEMPT — adjective Etymology: back-formation from unkempt Date: 1929 : neatly kept : trim
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEMPT — p.p. of kemb. 2. kempt ·- of kemb.
Webster English vocab
KEMPT — [kempt] adj [back-formation fr. unkempt] (1929): neatly kept: trim
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEMPT — kempt BrE AmE kem p t
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KEMPT — adj. combed; neatly kept. [past part. of (now dial.) kemb COMB v. f. OE cemban f. Gmc]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEMPT — adj. combed; neatly kept. [ past part. of (now dial.) kemb COMB v. f. OE cemban f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEMPT — adj. combed; neatly kept. Etymology: past part. of (now dial.) kemb COMB v. f. OE cemban f. Gmc
Oxford English vocab
KEMPT — аккуратный; причесанный; ухоженный - cold but * homes холодные, но чистенькие дома
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KEMPT — kempt.ogg kempt a аккуратный; причёсанный; ухоженный cold but kempt homes - холодные, но чистенькие дома
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KEMPT — прил.расчесанный, причесанный; аккуратный, гладкий His features were a good deal like those of Leonardo da Vinci; moreover he was kempt, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KEMPT — (a) аккуратный; причесанный; ухоженный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KEMPT — a аккуратный; причёсанный; ухоженный cold but ~ homes - холодные, но чистенькие дома
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KEMPT — a аккуратный; причёсанный; ухоженный cold but kempt homes - холодные, но чистенькие дома
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KEMPT — прил. расчёсанный, причёсанный; аккуратный, гладкий Artificially beautified people are looking kempt and highly coloured thanks for the hairdressers' and beauticians' …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KEMPT — прил. расчёсанный, причёсанный; аккуратный, гладкий Artificially beautified people are looking kempt and highly coloured thanks for the hairdressers' and beauticians' trade. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KEMPT — аккуратный; причесанный; ухоженный - cold but * homes холодные, но чистенькие дома
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KEMPT — adj. Pronunciation: ' kem(p)t Function: adjective Etymology: back-formation from unkempt Date: 1929 : neatly kept : TRIM
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ILL-KEMPT — ˈ ̷ ̷|kem(p)t adjective Etymology: ill (II) + -kempt (as in unkempt ) : unkempt untidy and ill-kempt, he looked perfectly at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ILL-KEMPT — /il"kempt"/ , adj. unkempt.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEMB — I. ˈkem transitive verb ( kembed -md ; or kempt -m(p)t ; kembed or kempt ; kembing ; kembs ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNKEMPT — — unkemptly , adv. — unkemptness , n. /un kempt"/ , adj. 1. not combed: unkempt hair. 2. uncared-for or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNKEMPT — [un.kempt] adj [un- + kempt combed, neat] (1579) 1: deficient in order or neatness "~ individuals" "~ hotel rooms"; also: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNKEMPT — un ‧ kempt /ˌʌnˈkempt◂/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: kempt 'combed' (11-21 centuries) , from Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNKEMPT — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: SLOVENLY 1, disheveled, ill-kempt, messy, slipshod, sloppy, uncombed, unfastidious, unneat, untidy Antonyms: kempt
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