un-kempter
adjective
1.
not combed: unkempt hair.
2.
uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn.
3.
unpolished; rough; crude.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of the hair) uncombed; dishevelled |
| 2. | ungroomed; slovenly: unkempt appearance |
| 3. | archaic crude or coarse |
| [Old English uncembed; from | |
| un'kemptly | |
| —adv | |
| un'kemptness | |
| —n | |
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Un-kempter
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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