Definition of "unkempt" []

• Not combed: unkempt hair. (adjective)
• Not properly maintained; disorderly or untidy: an unkempt garden. See Synonyms at sloppy. (adjective)
• Unpolished; rude. (adjective)

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• "I had never used the word unkempt and from his bizarre behavior, one would think I had suggested his unruly mop looked like the Uni-bomber."
• "a dozen dozing till the June sun strikes their bows, these watercraft that seem to be randomly strewn in unkempt yards."
• "And, referring to my unkempt, bushy eyebrows, she said, “You look just like Brooke Shields!”"