Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Is it ill kept, ill-kept or ill-kempt? I'm confused. How do you use them in a sentence. Thanks. Pat
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The adjective is ill-kempt. It means messy, neglected, or not maintained. It can apply to personal appearance, clothing, gardens or housing.
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The adjective is ill-kempt. It means messy, neglected, or not maintained. It can apply to personal appearance, clothing, gardens or housing.
After a long journey, the refugees arrived weak with malnourishment, shabby and ill-kempt.
The poorest inhabitants of the city lived in ill-kempt apartments with rodent infestations, dingy walls and broken windows.
After a long journey, the refugees arrived weak with malnourishment, shabby and ill-kempt.
The poorest inhabitants of the city lived in ill-kempt apartments with rodent infestations, dingy walls and broken windows.
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