untidiness
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English untidy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English untidiness From untidy + -ness.
- 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.”