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untidy

 
(ŭn-tī') pronunciation
adj., -di·er, -di·est.
  1. Not neat and tidy; sloppy.
  2. Disorderly and unorganized: untidy financial affairs.
untidily un·ti'di·ly adv.
untidiness un·ti'di·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order: disheveled, messy, mussy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt. See order/disorder.
  2. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness: careless, messy, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly. See careful/careless.


adj

Definition: dirty, disorderly
Antonyms: clean, neat, orderly, tidy

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not neat. Also: Not neatly organized.

pronunciation The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy. — John Galsworthy (1867-1933).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uordentlig, usoigneret

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverzorgd, slordig

Français (French)
adj. - désordonné, négligé, en désordre
v. tr. - mettre en désordre, désordonner

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unordentlich
v. - in Unordnung bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακατάστατος (κν. τσαπατσούλης), ανοικοκύρευτος
v. - ανακατώνω

Italiano (Italian)
disordinato, trasandato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desalinhado, desmazelo
v. - desarrumar

Русский (Russian)
неопрятный, неубранный (о комнате и т.п.)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desordenado, descuidado, desaliñado
v. tr. - desordenar, desarreglar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ovårdad, slarvig, osnygg, hafsig
v. - smutsa ned, osnygga, grisa ned

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不整齐的, 懒惰的, 懒散的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不整齊的, 懶惰的, 懶散的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 단정치 못한, 어수선한, 흐트러진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - だらしのない, 雑然とした, だらしない
v. - 散らかす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عديم الترتيب, غير مرتب, مهمل, غير منظم (فعل) يبطل الترتيب, يبعثر, يوسخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מסודר, לא נקי, הפוך, מרושל‬


 
 

 

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