Used in a Sentence

untidy

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for untidy.

Editorial note

URLs are untidy, even for technical users, and hiding them when not being entered won't hurt anyone.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Sloppy.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of untidy gathered in one view.

adjective

Sloppy.

adjective

Disorganized.

verb

(transitive) To make untidy, to make a mess

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for untidy.

Example sentences

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URLs are untidy, even for technical users, and hiding them when not being entered won't hurt anyone.

2

Moral being whilst lots of brackets and braces can look untidy, they do clarify beyond doubt.

3

There are tons of lonely male nerds who have untidy houses and excellent tournament records.

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But if it isn't, and it turns out $5 a month gets you all people actually need, it's going to be untidy.

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File systems are known to be messy, untidy places that constantly have problems.

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There's a lot of code, however, so I'm sure there are still many untidy bits.

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And if you want untidy spaghetti mess they'll do that too.

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To European eyes they seem old fashioned, untidy, and possibly dirty.

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It's untidy, and leads to needless abstraction and poor coupling.

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My apartment wasn't dirty, but it was perennially untidy.

11

Cramped, untidy, or otherwise odd trace layout, poor part placement, poor soldering.

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Also, I have the impression that the community of Wikidatans are averse to getting their precious data pool muddied with inconsistent, ambiguous and untidy content.

Quote examples

1

If your code is "untidy at best" I would recommend you find another job where you skills don't amount to "untidy".

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"your apartment is untidy, clean it or I'll evict you." "You went to a protest last week that I disagree with, goodbye!" "Give me your postal vote or I'll evict you.").

Proper noun examples

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Untidy dress isn't immediately disqualifying, but if it's enough to be noticeable it's enough to deserve an explanation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use untidy in a sentence?

URLs are untidy, even for technical users, and hiding them when not being entered won't hurt anyone.

What does untidy mean?

Sloppy.

What part of speech is untidy?

untidy is commonly used as adjective, verb.