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单词 untidy
释义 un·tidy
I. \“+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + tidy, adjective
1. : unfit, unsuitable
 < is an untidy walk on a glaring afternoon in July — Michael Arlen >
2.
 a. : not neat in appearance : careless, slovenly
  < untidy tufts of grizzled hair — Walter de la Mare >
 b. : not neat in habits or procedure : not orderly
  < was untidy and casual about money — Frank O'Connor >
3.
 a. : not neatly organized or carried out : having loose ends
  < convert an untidy manuscript into a great book — S.E.Harris >
  < instinct for illogical and untidy but highly effective compromise — G.B.Baldwin >
 b. : marked by or conducive to a lack of neatness
  < untidy tasks like bathing the baby — New Yorker >
II. transitive verb
Etymology: un- (II) + tidy
: disarrange, disorder
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