1 not neat or well arranged; in a state of disorder:
an untidy desk / room * untidy hair / writing
2 (of a person) not keeping things neat or well organized:
Why do you have to be so untidy?
OPPTIDY
untidily adverb:
Her hair fell untidily about her shoulders.
untidiness noun [U]:
He hated untidiness and dirt.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is untidy a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, untidy is tagged as adjective.
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