Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
unkept en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
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.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Not kept (especially of promises).
(not-comparable) Not well-cared for, not well-kept, not tidy or well-maintained
unkept en · ADJ · etymology 2
Etymology
Reanalysis of obsolete kempt to kept, keep in the sense “maintain (a coiffure)”. Compare uncombed.