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unkemptness

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English

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Etymology

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From unkempt +‎ -ness.

Noun

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unkemptness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being unkempt.
    • 1920, H.P. Lovecraft, From Beyond:
      And if added to this there be a repellent unkemptness, a wild disorder of dress, a bushiness of dark hair white at the roots, and an unchecked growth of white beard on a face once clean-shaven, the cumulative effect is quite shocking.