adjective
- not properly maintained or cared for; messy or neglected in appearance
- not fulfilled or honored
Usage: often used with promises or commitments
Examples
- His unkept hair and wrinkled clothes suggested he had slept poorly.
- The garden looked unkept after months without attention.
- She felt guilty about her unkept promise to visit her grandmother.
- The unkept lawn was overgrown with weeds.
- His unkept appearance made a poor impression at the interview.
- Too many unkept commitments damaged his reputation.
- The house had an unkept, abandoned look about it.