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1. a. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair. Source: opted
2. a. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. Source: opted
3. adj. not neatly combed Source: wordnet
4. adj. not properly maintained or cared for Source: wordnet
5. 1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair. 2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser. Source: webster
6. j:100 s. not neatly combed s. not properly maintained or cared for Source: ecdict

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combed cared disheveled fig hair maintained neatly properly rough smoothed unpolished urchin rhymes rugged spenser

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