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# unkempt

adjective (unkempt)

«unkempt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unkempt means messy or untidy, not neatly cared for, especially of hair, beards or clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkempt/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a wild stranger or a hermit has long, unkempt hair and beard

### Examples

- His hair was unkempt after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkempt/#x1)
- The old man had an unkempt beard down to his belt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkempt/#x2)
- The garden looked unkempt and overgrown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkempt/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unkempt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkempt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unkempt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unkempt.html) on Mova free.