Synonyms for untidiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-tahy-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈtaɪ di |
Définition of untidiness
Origin :- early 13c., "untimely, unseasonable, unsuitable," from un- (1) "not" + tidy (adj.). Cf. West Frisian ontidich, Middle Dutch ontidich, Dutch ontijdig, Old High German unzitich, German unzeitig, Norwegian utidig "untimely, unseasonable, unfavorable." Meaning "poorly cared for, not neat" is recorded from mid-14c.
- noun disorderliness
- Books were strewn here and there, but there was no slovenliness or untidiness; and, ha!
- Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
- "I'll leave this untidiness for your man to clear," said Kitson.
- Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
- In spite of her untidiness, we all liked her, for she was always good company.
- Extract from : « Cricket at the Seashore » by Elizabeth Westyn Timlow
- For heaven's sake forgive the untidiness of this whole note.
- Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II » by Charles Darwin
- Ela was thinking deeply, and frowning at the untidiness of the table.
- Extract from : « The Secret House » by Edgar Wallace
- Perhaps it's the haste that makes the June-bug's untidiness.
- Extract from : « Little Busybodies » by Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody
- No untidiness there; all so carefully, thoughtfully arranged.
- Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Ladies were always sensitive about untidiness, and, of course, the room was untidy.
- Extract from : « Young Blood » by E. W. Hornung
- Had Clare never got into a row for untidiness in her own young days?
- Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
- It shows itself in many habits of recklessness, wastefulness, and untidiness.
- Extract from : « The Silent Readers » by William D. Lewis
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