UNTIDY

untidy

(adjective) not neat and tidy; “careless and untidy in her personal habits”; “an untidy living room”; “untidy and casual about money”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

untidy (comparative untidier, superlative untidiest)

Sloppy.

Disorganized.

Synonyms

• disorderly

• slovenly

Antonyms

• neat

• tidy

Verb

untidy (third-person singular simple present untidies, present participle untidying, simple past and past participle untidied)

(transitive) To make untidy, to make a mess

Anagrams

• nudity

Source: Wiktionary


Un*ti"dy, a.

1. Unseasonable; untimely. [Obs.] "Untidy tales." Piers Plowman.

2. Not tidy or neat; slovenly.

– Un*ti"di*ly, adv.

– Un*ti"di*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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