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Untidy ʌnˈtaɪdi Hair Adjective Bre Desk Dreadfully Neat

Word untidy
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ʌnˈtaɪdi / NAmE / ʌnˈtaɪdi /
Example
  • an untidy desk
  • untidy hair
  • why do you have to be so untidy?
  • everything was dreadfully untidy.
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untidy

(adjective)BrE / ʌnˈtaɪdi / NAmE / ʌnˈtaɪdi /
  1. not neat or well arranged; in a state of confusion
    • an untidy desk
    • untidy hair
  2. not keeping things neat or well organized
    • opposite tidy
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tidy_1
    • Why do you have to be so untidy?

    Extra Examples

    • Everything was dreadfully untidy.
    • I’m afraid the house will have to stay untidy for now.
    • I’ve become more untidy since I stopped going out to work.
    • My son had left the studio very untidy.
    • The books were piled an untidy heap.
    • Try not to make the place untidy.
    • Your hair is a little untidy.
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