untidy

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untidy

  • /ʌnˈtaɪdi/

Rhymes with -aɪdi

adjective untidier · untidiest

  1. Sloppy. I have never seen such an untidy bedroom!
  2. Disorganized. His finances were in an untidy state when he died.

Similar: disorderly, slovenly · Opposite: neat, tidy

verb untidies · untidying · untidied

  1. transitive To make untidy, to make a mess Before she closed each drawer she rummaged her hands through the clothes, untidying them just enough to feel comfortable.

    Similar: dishevel

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adjective

Similar: disorderly, slovenly · Opposite: neat, tidy

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adj sloppy

Españoldescuidado
中文凌亂 língluàn, 潦草 liáocǎo, 不整潔 /不整洁 bù zhěngjié
हिन्दीअव्यवस्थित avyavasthit
Portuguêsdesarrumado, desordenado
Françaisdébraillé, négligé
Deutschunordentlich
Ελληνικάακατάστατος akatástatos
Русскийнеопря́тный neoprjátnyj, неря́шливый nerjášlivyj, неаккура́тный neakkurátnyj

adj unorganized

Españoldesorganizado, descuidado
中文凌亂 língluàn, 潦草 liáocǎo, 不整潔 /不整洁 bù zhěngjié
हिन्दीअव्यवस्थित avyavasthit
Portuguêsdesorganizado
Françaisdésordonné, bordélique
Ελληνικάακατάστατος akatástatos
Русскийбеспоря́дочный besporjádočnyj, неорганизо́ванный neorganizóvannyj
Tiếng Việtbừa, lộn xộn

verb To make a mess

中文使不整潔 /使不整洁 shǐ bù zhěngjié

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@misc{untidy_2026,
  title = {untidy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/untidy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}