Untidy vs Trapes - What's the difference?
untidy | trapes |
Sloppy.
Disorganized.
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(obsolete, colloquial) A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman.
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As an adjective untidy
is sloppy.As a verb trapes is
obsolete spelling of lang=en.As a noun trapes is
obsolete spelling of lang=en.untidy
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.}}
Synonyms
* disorderly * slovenlyAntonyms
* neat * tidyAnagrams
*trapes
English
Etymology 1
Verb
Noun
(es)Etymology 2
See trape.Noun
- He found the sullen trapes / Possest with th' devil, worms, and claps.
- From door to door I'd sooner whine and beg, / Than marry such a trapes .
- Since full each other station of renown, / Who would not be the greatest trapes in town?
