untidy
Americanadjective
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not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered.
an untidy room; an untidy person.
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not well-organized or carried out.
an untidy plan.
verb (used with object)
adjective
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- untidily adverb
- untidiness noun
Etymology
Origin of untidy
Example Sentences
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"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through," she said in early November.
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"Dog law in general is an untidy mess."
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"We were a bit untidy in attack but I thought we were outstanding in defence. We really cut off their edges, shut them right out."
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There have been complaints about the increasingly untidy nature of the park with rubbish and sanitation concerns raised.
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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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