n. The character or state of being untidy; lack of neatness; slovenliness.
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n. the condition of being untidy
n. the trait of being untidy and messy
Word Usage
"Lawlessness (or "untidiness," as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called the mayhem and looting in Baghdad) will reign until American troops can restore order and the Iraqis can form some kind of government."