Meaning & use
kempt
Neat, clean, and well cared for in appearance; tidy.
See it in a sentence
His kempt appearance surprised colleagues used to seeing him disheveled after long shifts.
The garden looked remarkably kempt for a house that had been empty all winter.
A note on using this word
Kempt is a rare back-formation from 'unkempt' and sounds noticeably more old-fashioned or formal than everyday words like 'neat' or 'tidy'.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
unkemptdisheveled
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