untidy

[ uhn-tahy-dee ]
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adjective,un·ti·di·er, un·ti·di·est.
  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),un·ti·died, un·ti·dy·ing.
  1. to mess up; disorder; disarrange: The guests untidied the room.

Origin of untidy

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

Other words from untidy

  • un·ti·di·ly, adverb
  • un·ti·di·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for untidy

untidy

/ (ʌnˈtaɪdɪ) /


adjective-dier or -diest
  1. not neat; slovenly

verb-dies, -dying or -died
  1. (tr) to make untidy

Derived forms of untidy

  • untidily, adverb
  • untidiness, noun

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