untidy

  • 11untidy — un|ti|dy [ʌnˈtaıdi] adj especially BrE 1.) not neat = ↑messy ▪ an untidy desk ▪ untidy hair ▪ Her clothes were in an untidy heap on the floor. 2.) someone who is untidy does not keep their house, possessions etc neat = ↑messy >untidily adv …

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  • 12untidy — untidily, adv. untidiness, n. /un tuy dee/, adj., untidier, untidiest, v., untidied, untidying. adj. 1. not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered: an untidy room; an untidy person. 2. not well organized or carried out: an untidy plan. v.t. 3. to… …

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  • 13untidy — adjective a) sloppy I have never seen such an untidy bedroom! b) unorganized His finances were in an untidy state when he died Syn: disorderly, slovenly …

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  • 14untidy — un|ti|dy [ ʌn taıdi ] adjective MAINLY BRITISH * not neat, with things in places where they should not be and do not look nice. American usually messy: The room was dirty and untidy. untidy hair/clothes a. used about people who do not keep things …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15untidy — adjective especially BrE 1 not neat; messy (1): an untidy room 2 someone who is untidy does not keep their house, possessions etc neat untidily adverb untidiness noun (U) …

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  • 16untidy — adjective 1) untidy hair Syn: scruffy, tousled, disheveled, unkempt, messy, disordered, disarranged, messed up, rumpled, bedraggled, uncombed, ungroomed, straggly, ruffled, tangled, matted, wind blown …

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  • 17untidy — adjective 1) untidy hair Syn: scruffy, tousled, dishevelled, unkempt, messy, rumpled, bedraggled, uncombed, tangled, matted 2) the room was untidy Syn: disordered …

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  • 18untidy — [ʌnˈtaɪdi] adj 1) not arranged in a way that is tidy an untidy desk[/ex] 2) not keeping things tidy He s always criticizing me for being untidy.[/ex] …

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  • 19untidy — un•ti•dy [[t]ʌnˈtaɪ di[/t]] adj. di•er, di•est 1) not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered: an untidy room[/ex] 2) not well organized or carried out: an untidy plan[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225 un•ti′di•ly, adv. un•ti′di•ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20untidy — /ʌnˈtaɪdi / (say un tuydee) adjective (untidier, untidiest) 1. not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered. –verb (t) (untidied, untidying) 2. to make untidy; disorder. –untidily, adverb –untidiness, noun …