: not kept
an unkept promise
an unkept garden
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For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it.
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Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Nothing is untucked, unkept or out of place.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Dust accumulation under the bed meant bugs, not just an unkept hotel room.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Forsythia, if unkept, can grow up to 10 feet tall and wide.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Nothing is untucked, unkept or out of place.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Dust accumulation under the bed meant bugs, not just an unkept hotel room.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Forsythia, if unkept, can grow up to 10 feet tall and wide.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Unkept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unkept. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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