unˈtidily, adv.
(un-1 11.)
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 367/2 On-tydely. 1530 Palsgr. 472/2, I bungyll, or do a thyng untydyly, or lyke an yvell workeman. [1775 Ash.] 1825 Jamieson s.v., She was very untidily dressed. 1847 C. Brontë J. Eyre viii, Untidily folded articles pinned to her shoulder. 1885 Manch. Exam. 12 Jan. 6/3 The table over which the remains of a fish dinner were untidily scattered. |