First Known Use: 1929
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kempt
adjective \ˈkem(p)t\
Definition of KEMPT
: neatly kept
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Origin of KEMPT
back-formation from unkempt
Related to KEMPT
- Synonyms
- antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, neat, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
- Antonyms
- disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
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