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unfastidious

Definitions of unfastidious
  1. adjective
    marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention to detail; not concerned with cleanliness
    unfastidious in her dress”
    synonyms:
    unrefined
    (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
    untidy
    not neat and tidy
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    antonyms:
    fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
    choosey, choosy
    difficult to please
    dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
    excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
    finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky
    exacting especially about details
    meticulous
    marked by extreme care in treatment of details
    pernickety, persnickety
    characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details
    old-maidish, old-womanish
    primly fastidious
    refined
    (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
    tidy
    marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
  2. adjective
    not exacting in nutritional requirements
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    antonyms:
    fastidious
    having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
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