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Unkempt vs. Slovenly

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Unkemptadjective

(of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled

Slovenlyadjective

Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.

Unkemptadjective

(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up

Slovenlyadjective

Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.

Unkemptadjective

(figurative) Rough; unpolished

Slovenlyadjective

Careless or negligent; sloppy.

Unkemptadjective

Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.

Slovenlyadverb

In a slovenly manner.

Unkemptadjective

Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.

‘My rhymes be rugged and unkempt.’;

Slovenlyadjective

Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and order, especially in dress.

‘A slovenly, lazy fellow, lolling at his ease.’;

Unkemptadjective

not neatly combed;

‘wild unkempt hair’;

Slovenlyadjective

Characteristic of a sloven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress.

Unkemptadjective

not neat or cared for; slovenly;

‘his unkempt appearance’;

Slovenlyadverb

a slovenly manner.

Unkemptadjective

not properly maintained;

‘an unkempt garden’; ‘native vistas and unkempt rambling paths’;

Slovenlyadjective

negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt;

‘filled the door with her frowzy bulk’; ‘frowzy white hair’; ‘slovenly appearance’;

Unkemptadjective

(especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance

‘they were unwashed and unkempt’;

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