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untidy
[ uhn-tahy-dee ]
adjective
- not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered:
an untidy room; an untidy person.
- not well-organized or carried out:
an untidy plan.
verb (used with object)
- to mess up; disorder; disarrange:
The guests untidied the room.
untidy
/ ʌnˈtaɪdɪ /
adjective
- not neat; slovenly
verb
- tr to make untidy
Derived Forms
- unˈtidiness, noun
- unˈtidily, adverb
Other Words From
- un·tidi·ly adverb
- un·tidi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But to Berkowitz the untidy appearance hasn’t diminished what he sees as quality care he’s provided to his ducks.
Scheffler’s untidy Saturday 73 robbed the Masters champion of the chance to pursue the grand slam, but given the events of the previous day it was entirely understandable.
Now Jordan Clark has been booked for an untidy foul on Ryan Christie who is in pain.
Photographs of the sign-fitter's work van - which she said was "almost always dirty and untidy" - were shown to the jurors.
Turnovers, picks, flags, another untidy effort showed that — even with a win — the Eagles still don’t play like a team primed to make a second straight run at the Super Bowl.
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