When you become old and unkempt you let yourself go. You do not stay as clean as you could, and you wear clothes that are stylish.
To become old and unkempt means that as you age, you disregard the way you look and dress.
The garden was overgrown and unkempt, with weeds spreading across the flower beds.
The old lady's house was unkempt and filled with garbage. His long beard and unkempt hair made him look like a vagabond.
The man's appearance was unkempt and soiled.
"In the morning, my hair is unkempt and difficult to comb."
The little stowaway's unkempt hair gave him away.
Unkept - not retained, not preserved, not maintained Unkempt - neglected, untidy because of neglect, disheveled (like the unkempt clothes of a tramp) Essentially, the word, unkept, is not commonly used in English.
untempted
Unkempt is a fossilized form of the word "uncombed." It has nothing to do with kept, which is the past of keep.
Unkempt, grubby or disheveled.
Unkempt, unbuttoned
Dirty, Unclean, and Unkempt.
Uncombed, untidy hair.