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untidy

[ uhn-tahy-dee ]

adjective

untidier, untidiest.
  1. not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered:

    an untidy room; an untidy person.

  2. not well-organized or carried out:

    an untidy plan.



verb (used with object)

untidied, untidying.
  1. to mess up; disorder; disarrange:

    The guests untidied the room.

untidy

/ ʌˈٲɪɪ /

adjective

  1. not neat; slovenly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make untidy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈپ徱Ա, noun
  • ܲˈپ徱, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·پd· adverb
  • ܲ·پd·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of untidy1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; un- 1, tidy
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Example Sentences

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"We were a little bit untidy. Our maul could have been better and we let them off the hook at times," he told BBC.

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In a cagey encounter, players appeared fatigued with both teams untidy in possession and lacking quality in the final third.

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The assessments from his former masters at Lancaster Road Junior School and Euston Road Senior School in Morecambe included criticism of the late entertainer's attendance and "poor and untidy written work".

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"Yet the place looks scruffy and untidy and gets worse year after year, all while FirstPort keep putting their charges up," she added.

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But to Berkowitz the untidy appearance hasn’t diminished what he sees as quality care he’s provided to his ducks.

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