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untidily

/ʌntˈaɪdili/ adv

In an untidy manner.

Word Origin Tidy originally meant 'timely, in season' from Old English tīd 'time'. Untidy is the opposite, and untidily is the adverb. So untidily means 'in an untidy manner'. The root tīd also gives us tide, tidings, betide. So tidy once meant 'at the right time', and untidy meant 'not timely', which shifted to 'messy'. Related: tidy, tidily, tide.

adv In an untidy manner.

Papers were scattered untidily across his desk.

(副词) 凌乱地；杂乱地；不整洁地

文件杂乱无章地散落在他的书桌上。

(adverbio) desordenadamente; desaliñadamente; caóticamente; desarregladamente [De manera desordenada.]

Los papeles estaban esparcidos de manera desordenada sobre su escritorio.

(adverbe) en désordre; négligemment; pêle-mêle; de manière désordonnée [De manière désordonnée, sans soin ni organisation.]

Les papiers étaient éparpillés untidily sur son bureau.

(Adverb) unordentlich; nachlässig; schlampig [Auf eine unordentliche, nachlässige Weise; ohne Sorgfalt für Ordnung oder Sauberkeit.]

Die Unterlagen lagen **untidily** auf seinem Schreibtisch verstreut.

(副詞) 不整然と、乱雑に。

書類は彼の机の上に乱雑に散らばっていた。

(advérbio) desordenadamente; desarrumadamente; de qualquer jeito [De maneira desarrumada.]

Papéis estavam espalhados desarrumadamente sobre sua mesa.

Synonyms: messily sloppily disorderly haphazardly carelessly disheveledly chaotically slovenly Antonyms: neatly tidily orderly meticulously
Word parts: un + tidy + ly

Related words

untidy untidiness tidily tidy tidiness

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