unkempt

adj.

1. 1. Not combed: unkempt hair.
   2. Not properly maintained; disorderly or untidy: an unkempt garden. See synonyms at sloppy.
2. Unpolished; rude.

[Middle English unkemd : un-, not; see un–¹ + kembed, past participle of kemben, to comb (from Old English cemban).]

adjective

Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order: disheveled, messy, mussy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, untidy. See order/disorder.

adj

Definition: shabby, sloppy
Antonyms: kempt, neat, tidy, trim

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IN BRIEF: Not tidy or neat. Also: Not combed.

At the worst, a house unkempt cannot be so distressing as a life unlived. — Rose Macaulay (1889-1958).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uredt, usoigneret

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongekamd, onverzorgd, slordig

Français (French)
adj. - négligé, ébouriffé, peu soigné, mal tenu (jardin)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungekämmt, ungepflegt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ατημέλητος, αχτένιστος, απεριποίητος, ακατάστατος

Italiano (Italian)
trascurato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - despenteado

Русский (Russian)
нечесаный, неопрятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - descuidado, despeinado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - okammad, ovårdad, sjaskig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蓬乱的, 不整洁的, 粗野的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 蓬亂的, 不整潔的, 粗野的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흐트러진, 텁수룩한, 너저분한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - くしを入れない, ぼさぼさの, 粗野な, 乱れた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اشعث, رث الثياب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא נקי, מוזנח, לא מסורק, פרוע‬

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