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   untidy

   /ʌnˈtʌɪdi/

   adjective

   • 1. not arranged neatly and in order: "the place was dreadfully untidy" Similar disorderedmessyin a messdisorderlydisorganizedin disorderin confusionconfusedclutteredin a cluttermixed upin a muddlemuddledin a jumblejumbledin chaoschaotichaywiretopsy-turvyin disarrayawryaskewupside downupsetdisruptedat sixes and sevensinformal:higgledy-piggledyevery which wayshamboliclike a dog's dinner/breakfastOpposite tidyorderly
   • ▪ not inclined to keep one's possessions or appearance neat and in order: "she was chronically untidy and her clothes lay where she had dropped them" Similar scruffytousleddishevelledunkemptmessydisordereddisarrangedmessed uprumpledbedraggleduncombedungroomedstragglyruffledtangledmattedwindblownwildfrowzydirtysleazyseedyslovenlyslatternlysloppyinformal:rattymussed upslobbishslobbyraggedyschlumpyraunchyarchaic:draggle-tailedOpposite tidyneat

   Derivatives

   • 1. untidily adverb
   • 2. untidiness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › untidyUntidy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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. untidily. ˌən-ˈtī-də-lē. adverb. untidiness. ˌən-ˈtī-dē-nəs. noun. Synonyms.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNTIDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   B1. not tidy: an untidy room. She's really untidy at home. Synonym. messy (DIRTY/UNTIDY) Opposites. neat (TIDY) tidy mainly UK. Fewer examples. Your handwriting is so untidy I can't read it. I can put up with the house being untidy, but I hate it if it's not clean.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › untidyUNTIDY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Untidy definition: not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered. See examples of UNTIDY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › untidyUNTIDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   B1. not neat: an untidy room. She's really untidy at home. Synonym. messy (DIRTY/UNTIDY) Opposites. neat (NEAT) tidy mainly UK. Fewer examples. Your handwriting is so untidy I can't read it. I can put up with the house being untidy, but I hate it if it's not clean.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › untidyUntidy - definition of untidy by The Free Dictionary

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   untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNTIDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a person as untidy, you mean that they do not care about whether things are neat and well arranged, for example in their house.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › untidyUntidy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   4 days ago · Definitions of untidy. adjective. not neat and tidy. “careless and untidy in her personal habits”. “an untidy living room”. “ untidy and casual about money”. synonyms: dirty, soiled, unclean. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime.