After a break of a week, we continue our adjective series with the letter k.
Kempt is used to described something has been kept in a neat and clean condition; well cared for.
Example sentences:
- Despite working overnight on the business proposal, she showed up surprisingly kempt to start the meeting with the client.
- My father kept his garden kempt and tidy all the time.
- Despite cooking for a large extended family, my mother has always had a kempt kitchen. I don’t know how she does it.
- With the help of hair products, the actress’s hair is still kempt despite having to brave a storm and fight off three bad guys.
- I could not find any dry leaves for the my art project at the Windsor Castle because the well-kempt gardens there are swept daily.
- The well-kempt exterior of the mansion hides the dark secrets of betrayal behind those walls.
The word kempt is less popular than its antonym, unkempt.
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