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ill-groomed

ill-groomed adjective: having an untidy appearance; not well-groomed; unkempt.

Adjective

ill-groomed (comparative more ill-groomed, superlative most ill-groomed)

  1. Having an untidy appearance; not well-groomed; unkempt.

Forms of ill-groomed

comparativemore ill-groomed
superlativemost ill-groomed

Questions about ill-groomed

What does ill-groomed mean?
Ill-groomed means having an untidy appearance; not well-groomed; unkempt.
What part of speech is ill-groomed?
Ill-groomed is an adjective.

Words near ill-groomed in the dictionary

  1. ill-founded
  2. ill-got gains
  3. ill-gotten
  4. ill-gotten gains
  5. ill-gotten gains never prosper
  6. ill-groomed
  7. ill-grounded
  8. ill-health
  9. ill-humor
  10. ill-humored
  11. ill-humors

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