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Unclean vs Unkempt - What's the difference?

unclean | unkempt |

As adjectives the difference between unclean and unkempt

is that unclean is dirty, soiled or foul while unkempt is dishevelled; untidy; dirty; not kept up.

unclean

English

Adjective

(er)
  • dirty, soiled or foul
  • not moral or chaste
  • ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    unkempt

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • dishevelled; untidy; dirty; not kept up

    • Synonyms

    * dishevelled * slovenly