a. [ Pref. un- not + kempt, p. p. of kemb. ] 1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. [ 1913 Webster ]
My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]