Kempt definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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In the eager attention with which she regarded him she noted subconsciously that he was unshaven and ill-kempt, and that his eyes, as Dorothea had said, were bloodshot He dragged himself to his feet, and with forced courtesy asked her to sit down.

—The Inner Shrine

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adjective Tidy; trim: a nicely kempt beard.

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Now the Land of Xanth spread out around them in a sufficient if not marvelous panoply, like the clothing of an ill-kempt giant. — Night Mare
The guard's uniform was shabby and ill-kempt and his cap as crumpled as his face, his rifle askew on his shoulders. — Clavell - King Rat
Men came running to meet the plane The man who climbed out was the tall, ill-kempt-looking Cotton Mather Brown. — 081 - Hex
She did not think the same of him, though she had good reason to do so: for Christophe, busy, exhausted, ill-kempt, was even more ugly than usual. — Jean-Christophe, Vol. I
Once they were beyond the ill-kempt view of the ogre shoemaker, Nada returned to human form. — Demons Don't Dream