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unkempt

[uhn-kempt] / ʌnˈkɛmpt /


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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

It’s easy to imagine Hollywood one day making an apocalyptic film that features the abandoned landscape with only these museum relics still standing — and “Split-Rocker” erupting in explosive, unkempt flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

It’s not that the right of way under the power lines now is unkempt.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

A face swam before my vision, barely illuminated by the moonlight—dark intense eyes, unkempt curls spilling over a brow furrowed in worry.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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