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not neat or cared for

Ragged, unkempt rebels were everywhere, and the whole square was littered with tents, packs, wagons, arms.
Zane Grey -- The Light of Western Stars

He was an unkempt and gaunt giant, yet how steadfast and reliable, how grimly strong to inspire hope!
Zane Grey -- The Rainbow Trail
Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair.
H.G. Wells -- The War of the Worlds
Not unkempt by any means, but she was no longer an heiress.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The saviour, the former hero, was flying like a mangy, unkempt sheep-dog at his lackey, and the lackey was jeering at him!
Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- Notes from the Underground
He lies, unkempt and unwashed, in a tangle of sheets on the bed, passed out.
Suzanne Collins -- Mockingjay
His hair was even more unkempt than usual and his clothing wrinkled, so Jeremy figured he must have risen only a few minutes earlier.
Nicholas Sparks -- True Believer
He was a big, burly brute with pig eyes, a massive gut, and an unkempt black beard that reminded her of Robert.
George R.R. Martin -- A Dance With Dragons
Bod leaned forward, dug his hands into the wild weed-grass that grew on the unkempt grave.
Neil Gaiman -- The Graveyard Book
I arrived in San Francisco, leaner than usual, fairly unkempt, and with no luggage.
Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
He was even thinner, more neglected, and more unkempt than when he went to Yuriatin after escaping from the partisans.
Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
When they came to Bill Ferny's house they saw that the hedge there was tattered and unkempt, and the windows were all boarded up.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King
It all looked very raw and unkempt.
David McCullough -- John Adams
He was an incredible size even sitting down, with long unkempt hair, bulging eyes, and a shape hardly worth speaking of.
Norton Juster -- The Phantom Tollbooth
His thin, colorless hair was unkempt and there was a large bald patch on top.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Petra clasped my hand nervously, but for the moment all the ragged, unkempt bowmen were still more interested in the horses than in us.
John Wyndham -- The Chrysalids
He shook his head so that his unkempt hair — grown out to his chin now — tickled my cheek.
Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse
By the time the constable's recital was over, we had arrived at Leigh House, a big, desolate house surrounded by an unkempt, weed-ridden garden.
Agatha Christie -- Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
The door to the dormitory opens, and Tris walks in, hair unkempt and eyes wild.
Veronica Roth -- Allegiant
His auburn hair is lank and unkempt, and his eyes are bloodshot.
Christina Baker Kline -- Orphan Train

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