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well-kempt en · ADJ
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Of a person, place, or thing, maintained in a very neat, clean, orderly, and well-groomed manner.
GOLD BAR, now a well-kempt town, was in 1899 a rough camp named by hopeful miners. Later it became a logging center and railroad construction camp.
1990, Ruth Kirk, Carmela Alexander, Exploring Washington's Past, A Road Guide to History, page 258:In general, Brooklyn and Manhattan public schools (especially on the Upper West Side, in Brooklyn Heights, and in Tribeca) are considered some of the best, with more computers, newer and better-kempt facilities, and small classes.
2003, On Your Own Publications (publisher), Jane Rose (editor), Zany's New York City Apartment Sales and Rental Guide, page 12:While the elite enjoyed the best-kempt and most uniform trees, American urbanites of all classes enjoyed greater access to greenery than their counterparts in Europe.
2013, Jared Farmer, Trees in Paradise, A California History, page 347:
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well-kemptness