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untidiness

noun

Etymology

From untidy + -ness.

  1. inherited from tidy
  2. prefixed as untidy — “un + tidy”
  3. formed as untidiness — “untidy + -ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being untidy.

    • There was a slight air of untidiness—or rather, perhaps, an absence of spruceness in any detail—about his general appearance […]
    • Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA