untidily
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3.4
- adverb
- /ʌnˈtaɪdɪli/
:
desordenadamente
- He returned dragging, I swear, fishing tackle, which he unloaded untidily in our midst.
- hair hung untidily
Examples
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In addition, he was wearing a pair of torn and patched breeches and his puttees were wound most untidily.
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He tossed his clothes untidily on the floor, making the room look messy.
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"She pulled him outside into an untidily swept courtyard of sorts.
Fiction book (1993) -
You should know," said Bulkin, whose long hair hung untidily around his neck.
Fiction book (1996) -
Evidently, it shows a woman of large proportions, with plenty of fat about the shoulders, and the skirt is untidily arranged, which is most unusual.
Academic text (2000) -
Her long, dark red hair tended to hang untidily in her eyes and annoy her, so she had pulled it back and secured it with a rubber band.
Fiction book (1997) -
In addition, he had on a pair of torn and patched breeches and his puttees were wound most untidily.
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The people leave together, rushing untidily up the dune, barefoot and heavy, the imprints of the balls of the foot deep, heels hardly touching the sand at all.
Fiction book (2001) -
The leaves were scattered untidily across the lawn after the storm.
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The artist's studio was filled with brushes and paints left untidily on the table.
Synonyms
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6.1
In a way that is not planned or organized
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2.9
In a careless, untidy way that makes things messy
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1.4
In a messy way that leaves food or paint everywhere
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9.9
In a messy, mixed-up way with things in no order
In a messy, disorganized way
In a messy, untidy way
A way of acting that has no order or plan
Without a plan or clear order
In a way that is not connected and is hard to follow
Antonyms
How Tidy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untidily is made of un- 'not', tidy 'neat or in order', and -ly 'in a way', so it means 'in a not neat or messy way'.