untidy
Americanadjective
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not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered.
an untidy room; an untidy person.
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not well-organized or carried out.
an untidy plan.
verb (used with object)
adjective
verb
Other Word Forms
- untidily adverb
- untidiness noun
Etymology
Origin of untidy
Example Sentences
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Next to them was an untidy heap of fish traps.
From Literature
Officers described K's bedroom as looking like a "prison cell", with other bedrooms also untidy and dirty.
From BBC
"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through. Big reforms always do," Communications Minister Anika Wells has said.
From BBC
"It's going to look a bit untidy on the way through," she said in early November.
From BBC
"Dog law in general is an untidy mess."
From BBC
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