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.
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/ʌnˈtaɪdi/
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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