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  • Drew inquiring looks from the few ill-kempt patrons sharing the taproom.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • Drew inquiring looks from the few ill-kempt patrons sharing the taproom.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • Drew inquiring looks from the few ill-kempt patrons sharing the taproom.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • But just as the outcome seemed assured, there arose from the benches near the back of the temple a familiar gaunt and ill-kempt apparition, his hair all awry, his shoulders bare despite the cold, his sinewy arm stretched out to indicate his desire to intervene.

    CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010

  • It was close upon four before the door opened, and a drunken - looking groom, ill-kempt and side-whiskered, with an inflamed face and disreputable clothes, walked into the room.

    Sole Music 2010

  • "That's the truth, " announced the box beneath his ill-kempt arm.

    The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

  • Because chicks dig the ill-kempt, odiferous, flares-and-sandals type, especially when they tie a blanket around their neck.

    Retro Review: Fruitman Special #1 (December 1969) | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • Two weeks ago, a barely recognizable Ernie Epps showed up at our offices, ill-kempt, unshaven and bleary-eyed, looking for work.

    The Sportsman's Daily: What are the Odds? Super Bowl Picks from the Legendary Ernie Epps 2009

  • An overweight, ill-kempt, couture-challenged grandma sends our new congressional leadership fleeing into the night.

    From On High 2007

  • He has no charm to speak of, his dress is dull and his wig ill-kempt—and he talks loudly about how wicked the Tories are and how noble the Whigs, as though it were a universal truth to which everyone must assent.

    The Scandal of the Season Sophie Gee 2007

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