unkept.
Not kept (especially of promises).
Meaning & usage
Not kept (especially of promises).
Not well-cared for, not well-kept, not tidy or well-maintained
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English kept English unkept From un- + kept.
Misspelling of unkempt.
Where this word comes from
Reanalysis of obsolete kempt to kept, keep in the sense “maintain (a coiffure)”. Compare uncombed.
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