unkempt
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Some people might judge Roxanne’s home as messy or unkempt.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Even the drive into the training ground has been upgraded in recent years - a sleek, professional, well-lit set-up replacing the old unkempt grassy banks.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
In it, he played a nerdy, unkempt co-founder who gets left behind when the business takes off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
That same call may be shaping the resurgence of beards in the United States after a long phase in which they were seen as unkempt and unprofessional.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024
The day before yesterday I was still an unkempt beggar; yesterday I already kissed Kamala and soon I will be a merchant and have money and all those things which you value.”
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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