untidy

[ uhn-tahy-dee ]

/ ʌnˈtaɪ di /

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adjective, un·ti·di·er, un·ti·di·est.

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), un·ti·died, un·ti·dy·ing.

to mess up; disorder; disarrange: The guests untidied the room.

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Origin of untidy

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at un-¹, tidy

OTHER WORDS FROM untidy

un·ti·di·ly, adverbun·ti·di·ness, noun

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How to use untidy in a sentence

His hair straggled untidily over his forehead, and there was a gleam in his eyes that was not all reflection from the fire.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
This was a young man of anmic aspect, with fair hair that lay rather untidily across a high, narrow forehead.
Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels|Mrs. Charles Bryce
Her hair strayed untidily about her face and unfathomable scorn looked out of her snapping black eyes.
The Camerons of Highboro|Beth B. Gilchrist
She was a quiet, rather sullen girl, and she dressed badlyalmost untidily.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer

They are written very unevenly and untidily, with very few erasures, but at times incoherently and with gaps.
The Dark Forest|Hugh Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for untidy

untidy

/ (ʌnˈtaɪdɪ) /

adjective -dier or -diest

not neat; slovenly

verb -dies, -dying or -died

(tr) to make untidy

Derived forms of untidy

untidily, adverbuntidiness, noun

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Origin of untidy

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