kempt
[ kempt ]
adjective
neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage.
combed, as hair.
Origin of kempt
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British Dictionary definitions for kempt
kempt
/ (kɛmpt) /
adjective
(of hair) tidy; combed: See also unkempt
Origin of kempt
1C20: back formation from unkempt; originally past participle of dialect kemb to comb
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