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untidy
adjective un·ti·dy \-ˈtī-dē\
: not neat or clean
: not having neat or clean habits
: not done in an organized and pleasant way
Full Definition of UNTIDY
1
a : not neat : slovenly <their untidy kitchen> b : not neat or orderly in habits or procedure <an untidy mind>
2
a : not neatly organized or carried out <an untidy manuscript> b : conducive to a lack of neatness <untidy tasks like bathing the baby — New Yorker>
— un·ti·di·ly \-ˈtī-də-lē\ adverb
— un·ti·di·ness \-ˈtī-dē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of UNTIDY
14th century
Related to UNTIDY
- Synonyms
- chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, topsy-turvy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, messy, upside-down
Rhymes with UNTIDY
UNTIDY Defined for Kids
untidy
adjective un·ti·dy \ˌən-ˈtī-dē\
un·ti·di·erun·ti·di·est
Definition of UNTIDY for Kids
: not neat
— un·ti·di·ly \-ˈtī-də-lē\ adverb
— un·ti·di·ness \-ˈtī-dē-nəs\ noun
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