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# untidy

adjective (untidy, untidier, untidiest)

«untidy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Untidy means messy, with things not in their right places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#m1)
2. An untidy person often leaves things messy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used at home and school: "Your room is untidy, please tidy it." In handwriting: untidy writing is hard to read. Safety: untidy floors can make people trip.

### Examples

- My bedroom is very untidy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#x1)
- Please tidy your untidy desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#x2)
- His handwriting is untidy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#x3)
- An untidy floor can make someone trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#x4)
- She has untidy hair after the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#x5)
- The untidiest table has to clear up last. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#x6)
- His new wife had an only daughter, who was both ugly and untidy, whereas her stepdaughter was a beautiful girl, and was known as Maiden Bright-eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/#x7)

### Note

Comparative: untidier, untidiest (y to i). Opposite: tidy, neat. US English often says "messy".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «untidy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untidy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«untidy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/untidy.html) on Mova free.