UNKEMPT


Meaning of UNKEMPT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkem(p)t ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English unkemd, unkempt, from un- + kembed, kempt, past participle of kemben to comb, from Old English cemban; akin to Old High German chempen to comb, Old English camb comb — more at comb

Date: 14th century

1. : not combed

unkempt hair

2. : deficient in order or neatness

unkempt individuals

unkempt hotel rooms

also : rough , unpolished

unkempt prose

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.