[kɛm(p)t], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person or a place) maintained in a neat and clean condition; well cared for
(e.g: she was looking as thoroughly kempt as ever)


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Origin:
Old English cemd-, past participle of cemban ‘to comb’, of Germanic origin; related to comb. The Middle English form kemb survives in dialect