Tidy vs Untidy - What's the difference?
tidy | untidy | Antonyms |
(obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
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(lb) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
Arranged neatly and in order.
Not messy; neat and controlled.
Satisfactory; comfortable.
(informal) Generous, considerable.
To make tidy; to neaten.
A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
(dated) A child's pinafore.
The wren.
(Wales) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.
Sloppy.
Disorganized.
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Untidy is a antonym of tidy.
As adjectives the difference between tidy and untidy
is that tidy is in good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable while untidy is sloppy.As a verb tidy
is to make tidy; to neaten.As a noun tidy
is a tabletop container for pens and stationery.As an interjection tidy
is expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.As a proper noun Tidy
is {{surname|lang=en}.tidy
English
Adjective
(er)- if weather be fair and tidy
- Keep Britain tidy .
- The scheme made a tidy profit.
Synonyms
* neat * orderly * presentable * spick and spanAntonyms
* messy * untidyDerived terms
* hair-tidyVerb
Noun
(tidies)- a desk tidy
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- (Drayton)
Interjection
(en interjection)Usage notes
Often used by people from South Wales to end a sentence or as a reply to a question meaning "Great" or "Fine", for example "I'm going to the shops for ten fags" may get the reply "Tidy." 1000 English basic wordsuntidy
English
Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}