Standard Lemma guide

untidy

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnˈtaɪdi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪdi
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N T AY1 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Sloppy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I have never seen such an untidy bedroom!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Disorganized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His finances were in an untidy state when he died.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make untidy, to make a mess

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

not neat and tidy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • careless and untidy in her personal habits
  • an untidy living room
  • untidy and casual about money

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: tidy

History

Etymology

From un- + tidy.

Across languages

Translations

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: enguedeyu — sloppy
  • Bulgarian: в безпорядък (v bezporjadǎk) — sloppy
  • Catalan: desendreçat — sloppy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凌亂 (língluàn) — sloppy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潦草 (liáocǎo) — sloppy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不整潔 /不整洁 (bù zhěngjié) — sloppy
  • Czech: neupravený — sloppy
  • Czech: neuklizený — sloppy
  • Czech: zaneřáděný — sloppy
  • Czech: rozcuchaný — sloppy
  • Czech: nepořádný — sloppy
  • Dutch: slordigmorsig — sloppy
  • Esperanto: hirta — sloppy
  • Finnish: sotkuinen — sloppy
  • Finnish: siivoton — sloppy
  • French: débraillé — sloppy
  • French: négligé — sloppy
  • Galician: espurriñado — sloppy
  • Galician: desfargallado — sloppy
  • Galician: enfaramallado — sloppy
  • Galician: barallado — sloppy
  • Galician: deslabazado — sloppy
  • Galician: entrugallado — sloppy
  • Galician: mastrogada — sloppy
  • German: unordentlich — sloppy
  • Greek: ακατάστατος (akatástatos) — sloppy
  • Hindi: अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit) — sloppy
  • Irish: míshlachtmhar — sloppy
  • Irish: amscaí — sloppy
  • Krio: chaka-chaka — sloppy
  • Latin: incomptus — sloppy
  • Macedonian: неу́реден (neúreden) — sloppy
  • Māori: pōrohe — sloppy
  • Māori: uarapa — sloppy
  • Māori: pūaweawe — sloppy
  • Plautdietsch: onkrakjt — sloppy
  • Plautdietsch: pukjrich — sloppy
  • Portuguese: desarrumado — sloppy
  • Portuguese: desordenado — sloppy
  • Russian: неопря́тный (neoprjátnyj) — sloppy
  • Russian: неря́шливый (nerjášlivyj) — sloppy
  • Russian: неаккура́тный (neakkurátnyj) — sloppy
  • Scottish Gaelic: tro-chèile — sloppy
  • Slovak: neupravený — sloppy
  • Slovak: neporiadny — sloppy
  • Spanish: descuidado — sloppy
  • Asturian: enguedeyu — unorganized
  • Bulgarian: небрежен (nebrežen) — unorganized
  • Catalan: desordenat — unorganized
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凌亂 (língluàn) — unorganized
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潦草 (liáocǎo) — unorganized
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不整潔 /不整洁 (bù zhěngjié) — unorganized
  • Czech: neuspořádaný — unorganized
  • Dutch: rommelig — unorganized
  • Dutch: ongeorganiseerd — unorganized
  • Finnish: sekaisin — unorganized
  • Finnish: sekainen — unorganized
  • French: désordonné — unorganized
  • French: bordélique — unorganized
  • Galician: alourado — unorganized
  • Galician: trapalleiro — unorganized
  • Galician: foscalleiro — unorganized
  • Galician: esballado — unorganized
  • Galician: turulleiro — unorganized
  • Galician: zarangallo — unorganized
  • Georgian: უწესრიგო (uc̣esrigo) — unorganized
  • Georgian: მოუწესრიგებელი (mouc̣esrigebeli) — unorganized
  • Greek: ακατάστατος (akatástatos) — unorganized
  • Hindi: अव्यवस्थित (avyavasthit) — unorganized
  • Irish: amscaí — unorganized
  • Macedonian: не́брежен (nébrežen) — unorganized
  • Māori: tīraurau — unorganized
  • Māori: kūnakunaku — unorganized
  • Māori: kaumingomingo — unorganized
  • Māori: kōhangaweka — unorganized
  • Persian: نامرتب — unorganized
  • Portuguese: desorganizado — unorganized
  • Russian: беспоря́дочный (besporjádočnyj) — unorganized
  • Russian: неорганизо́ванный (neorganizóvannyj) — unorganized
  • Scottish Gaelic: tro-chèile — unorganized
  • Slovak: neusporiadaný — unorganized
  • Spanish: desorganizado — unorganized
  • Spanish: descuidado — unorganized
  • Tagalog: makalat — unorganized
  • Thai: รก (rók) — unorganized
  • Vietnamese: bừa — unorganized
  • Vietnamese: lộn xộn — unorganized
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使不整潔 /使不整洁 (shǐ bù zhěngjié) — To make a mess
  • Finnish: sotkea — To make a mess
  • Finnish: sekoittaa — To make a mess
  • Māori: kōrapu — To make a mess
  • Slovak: rozhádzať — To make a mess
  • Slovak: rozhadzovať — To make a mess
  • Tagalog: magkalat — To make a mess