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unkempt

/ˌʌnˈkɛm(p)t/ adjective C2
  1. uncombed, dishevelled.
  2. Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up. (figuratively) · unkempt bedroom
  3. Rough; unpolished. (figuratively)
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His wild eyes, stained cheeks, and unkempt hair all spoke of the sudden blow which had fallen upon the household.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 17 · B2
The official received us with a very grave face and showed us into a sitting-room, where an exceedingly unkempt and agitated elderly man, clad in a flannel dressing-gown, was pacing up and down.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 73 · C1

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