unkempt

English

Etymology

un- + Middle English kempt (“combed”), compare German kämmen.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/, X-SAMPA: /%Vn"kEmpt/
• Rhymes: -ɛmpt

Adjective

unkempt (comparative more unkempt, superlative most unkempt)

1. dishevelled; untidy; dirty; not kept up

Synonyms

• dishevelled
• slovenly

Translations

dishevelled; untidy; dirty; not kept up

• Finnish: ruokkoamaton, hoitamaton
• French: (talking about hair) ébouriffé (fr) m
• German: schäbig (de), struppig (de), ungepflegt (de)

• Maori: puhirua (mi)
• Russian: неряшливый (ru) (nerjášlivyj) , неопрятный (ru) (neoprjátnyj) , (of hair) нечёсаный (ru) (nečósanyj) , (of hair) взъерошенный (ru) (vzʺjeróšennyj) , растрёпанный (ru) (rastrjópannyj) , всклокоченный (ru) (vsklokóčennyj) 
• Spanish: descuidado (es), despeinado (es)
• Turkish: bakımsız (tr), dağınık (tr), pejmürde (tr)