untidy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌnˈtaɪdi/

Adjective

untidy (comparative untidier, superlative untidiest)

1. Sloppy.

   I have never seen such an untidy bedroom!

2. Disorganized.

   His finances were in an untidy state when he died.

Synonyms

• disorderly
• slovenly

Antonyms

• neat
• tidy

Translations

• French: débraillé, négligé
• German: unordentlich
• Portuguese: desarrumado, desordenado
• Russian: неопря́тный
• Spanish: descuidado

Translations

• French: désordonné, bordélique
• Portuguese: desorganizado
• Russian: беспоря́дочный
• Spanish: desorganizado, descuidado

Verb

untidy (untidies, present participle untidying; past and past participle untidied)

1. (transitive) To make untidy, to make a mess
   • 2014, Jennie Shortridge, Love Water Memory (page 116)

     Before she closed each drawer she rummaged her hands through the clothes, untidying them just enough to feel comfortable.

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