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kempt (iou)



kempt adjective. OE.
[pa. pple of KEMB verb.]
(Of hair or wool) combed, neatly brushed or trimmed; transf. neat, tidy. Cf. UNKEMPT.
S. Spender Gardens as well kempt as a short hair-cut. W. Sansom The kempt yellow gravel of drives. Sunday Express Perfectly kempt in a blue cardigan and striped shirt.