untidy

«untidy» in Mova's school dictionary: messy, with things not in their right places — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (untidy, untidier, untidiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Untidy means messy, with things not in their right places. tree →

2) An untidy person often leaves things messy. tree →

sense 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 →
• Please tidy your untidy desk. tree →
• His handwriting is untidy. tree →
• An untidy floor can make someone trip. tree →
• She has untidy hair after the wind. tree →
• The untidiest table has to clear up last. tree →
• 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 →

note

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

In the corpora

• Badger arrives muddy and «rough and touzled» (untidy, tousled); «Welcome home, Toad!

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «untidy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.