UNTIDY


Meaning of UNTIDY in English

I. “+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + tidy, adjective

1. : unfit , unsuitable

is an untidy walk on a glaring afternoon in July — Michael Arlen

2.

a. : not neat in appearance : careless , slovenly

untidy tufts of grizzled hair — Walter de la Mare

b. : not neat in habits or procedure : not orderly

was untidy and casual about money — Frank O'Connor

3.

a. : not neatly organized or carried out : having loose ends

convert an untidy manuscript into a great book — S.E.Harris

instinct for illogical and untidy but highly effective compromise — G.B.Baldwin

b. : marked by or conducive to a lack of neatness

untidy tasks like bathing the baby — New Yorker

II. transitive verb

Etymology: un- (II) + tidy

: disarrange , disorder

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.