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kempt

adj
/kɛm(p)t/

Etymology

Originally a past participle of kemb, from Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban (“to comb”). Modern uses are back-formations from the negative unkempt. More at kemb, comb.

  1. inherited from cemban
  2. inherited from kemben

Definitions

  1. Neat and tidy

    Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.

    • For a moment Boshy thought his senses were playing up with him, for there in the door entrance stood the identical girl - the same turkey-egg complexion, stubby nose, and her red hair only changed from unkempt to kempt.
    • He could see her now: middle-aged, gray hair, well kempt, European-looking.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA