What does untidily mean?
Untidily means In an untidy manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In an untidy manner..
when we entered Helen was greeted with a sharp reprimand, and told that tomorrow she should have half-a-dozen of untidily folded articles pinned to her shoulder.
When Marilla came up for the light various skimpy articles of raiment scattered most untidily over the floor and a certain tempestuous appearance of the bed were the only indications of any presence save her own.
She had a lot of dark hair pinned untidily back from a small well-formed brow, and her tilted nose and large embarrassed eyes had survived intact from the mistrusts and agitations of a schoolgirl, which maturity had striven to defeat by lengthening her chin and tightening her lips, while giving her skin the faintly furred matt surface of pickled virginity.
Use untidily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Untidily means In an untidy manner..
Common synonyms include messily.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
when we entered Helen was greeted with a sharp reprimand, and told that tomorrow she should have half-a-dozen of untidily folded articles pinned to her shoulder.
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