unkempt
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Trainor said the stigma against facial hair as unkempt and dirty is fading, calling it part of a broader trend of “greater informality in dress and grooming and speech.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Some people might judge Roxanne’s home as messy or unkempt.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
The poet appealed to Hallam’s imaginative depths, and Hallam brought the unkempt and solitary Tennyson into the world of the elite and affluent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
His appearance is changing too, an unkempt beard and dirty clothes a far cry from his polished morning TV look.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
I arrived in San Francisco, leaner than usual, fairly unkempt, and with no luggage.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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