unkempt in German
unkempt in German is schäbig, struppig, unaufgeräumt — unkempt means (of hair) Not combed, and looking messy.
unkempt in German
schäbig
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
struppig
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
unaufgeräumt
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
ungekämmt
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
ungemacht
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
ungepflegt
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
What does "unkempt" mean?
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adj (of hair) Not combed, and looking messy.
"He was a queer shoot, again, in his unkempt longish hair and slovenly clothes, a sort of very vulgar down-at-heel American in appearance."
- adj Untidy and not looked after properly.
- adj Lacking refinement or polish.
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unkempt in a sentence
- He was a queer shoot, again, in his unkempt longish hair and slovenly clothes, a sort of very vulgar down-at-heel American in appearance.
- Now, upon his whole person, from the crown of his unkempt head down to his broken, dusty boots, there yet clung that air of jaunty, devil-may-care rakishness.
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What is "unkempt" in German?
"unkempt" in German is schäbig, struppig, unaufgeräumt. unkempt means: (of hair) Not combed, and looking messy.
Are there other ways to say "unkempt" in German?
Yes — German has 6 translations listed for "unkempt": schäbig, struppig, unaufgeräumt, ungekämmt, ungemacht, ungepflegt.
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