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unfastidious

unfastidious

9.9
Not careful about small details and neatness
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.fæˈstɪd.i.əs/
translation icon : despreocupado
  • The restaurant's unfastidious approach to cleanliness worried some of its customers.

Examples

  • Despite her creative flair, she was rather unfastidious when it came to organizing her workspace.

  • His unfastidious nature makes him easy to please.

  • He remained unfastidious about his appearance, preferring comfort over style.

  • She is quite unfastidious about her appearance.

  • He was unfastidious about his clothing choices, often wearing mismatched socks.

  • Unlike her brother, who fusses over every detail, she is quite unfastidious when it comes to decorating.

  • Her unfastidious nature allowed her to enjoy camping without worrying about dirt or mess.

Antonyms

8 8.0

Very careful about small details and being clean, often hard to please

How Fastidious

meticulous
58 8.6
fastidious
8 8.0
particular
106 4.4
unfastidious
9.9
untidy
11 1.0
negligent
58 5.3

Surface Forms

unfastidious positive

Morphology

unfastidious = fastidious (transparent) = un + fastidious

The adjective is formed by straightforward negation with the productive prefix 'un-' added to the adjective 'fastidious'.

Etymology

Unfastidious starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part fastidious means 'very careful about small details or neatness', like the words 'picky' or 'fussy'. So unfastidious means 'not picky' and not worried about neatness or details.