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untidiness

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un⋅ti⋅dy

  [uhn-tahy-dee] adjective, -di⋅er, -di⋅est, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing.
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–adjective
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)
3. to mess up; disorder; disarrange: The guests untidied the room.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME; see un- 1 , tidy

Related forms:
un⋅ti⋅di⋅ly, adverb
un⋅ti⋅di⋅ness, noun
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un·ti·dy   (ŭn-tī'dē)   
adj.   un·ti·di·er, un·ti·di·est

  1. Not neat and tidy; sloppy.

  2. Disorderly and unorganized: untidy financial affairs.

un·ti'di·ly adv., un·ti'di·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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