untidy
adjective
un·ti·dy
ˌən-ˈtī-dē 
1
a
: not neat : slovenly
their untidy kitchen
b
: not neat or orderly in habits or procedure
untidy roommates
an untidy mind
2
a
: not neatly organized or carried out
an untidy manuscript
b
: conducive to a lack of neatness
… untidy tasks like bathing the baby …—
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I can never find anything in this untidy office.
neighbors gossiped about the woman's rumpled and untidy children
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For all their control, Chelsea remain most vulnerable when the game becomes untidy.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Many plants, shrubs, and trees on the three-acre landscape had been ravaged by back-to-back hurricanes, while others had become overgrown and untidy.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2025
For those with untidy cleaning closets like myself, this nifty holder mounts to your wall and is designed with special grips to hold your go-to broom, tried-and-true mop, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The untidy performance, which featured two throwing errors in the infield and a season-high five walks from Carlos Rodón, dropped the second-place Yankees to 55-45.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Many plants, shrubs, and trees on the three-acre landscape had been ravaged by back-to-back hurricanes, while others had become overgrown and untidy.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2025
For those with untidy cleaning closets like myself, this nifty holder mounts to your wall and is designed with special grips to hold your go-to broom, tried-and-true mop, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
The untidy performance, which featured two throwing errors in the infield and a season-high five walks from Carlos Rodón, dropped the second-place Yankees to 55-45.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for untidy
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“Untidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untidy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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untidy
adjective
un·ti·dy
ˌən-ˈtīd-ē
ˈən-
1
: not neat : careless
2
a
: not neatly organized or carried out
b
: marked by a lack of neatness
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