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unkemptness

How to use unkemptness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for unkemptness.

Editorial note

As for bands being sober role models, I used to think that about Rush, which had a reputation for most of its career as the thinking man’s rock band whose members did not have hard drug problems, tattoos or other unkemptness. But then it gradually became known that in the 1980s the guitarist had a cocaine problem.

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Quick take

a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unkemptness.

Example sentences

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As for bands being sober role models, I used to think that about Rush, which had a reputation for most of its career as the thinking man’s rock band whose members did not have hard drug problems, tattoos or other unkemptness. But then it gradually became known that in the 1980s the guitarist had a cocaine problem.

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Or, in my experience, if my male friends are letting their spouses handle taking care of the child for the evening, they are not casually discussed as allowing malnutrition and unkemptness the way women are discussed when they let their husbands take care of the kids while they have a night or a week out for a business trip or just to have some fun. An interesting thing to note is that women on average were studied to have an additional 2 hours of work per day upon becoming new parents, while men on average have an additional 40 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use unkemptness in a sentence?

As for bands being sober role models, I used to think that about Rush, which had a reputation for most of its career as the thinking man’s rock band whose members did not have hard drug problems, tattoos or other unkemptness. But then it gradually became known that in the 1980s the guitarist had a cocaine problem.

What does unkemptness mean?

a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

What part of speech is unkemptness?

unkemptness is commonly used as noun.