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だらしない · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	だらしない	だらしなくない
Polite	だらしないです	だらしなくないですalso だらしなくありません
Past polite	だらしなかったです	だらしなくなかったですalso だらしなくありませんでした
Past	だらしなかった	だらしなくなかった
Te-form	だらしなくて	だらしなくなくて
Adverbial	だらしなく
Conditional	だらしなければ	だらしなくなければ
Tara conditional	だらしなかったら	だらしなくなかったら

Meanings

Critical adjective for untidy appearance, sloppy work, or lax self-control in areas such as money, time, or habits.

Reproachful use for someone who lacks resolve, gives in too easily, or seems weak; often sounds like a scolding.

〈相あい手て〉にだらしないto be weak-willed or overly indulgent toward someone (often romantically)
彼かれは女おんなにだらしないところがある。
He has a tendency to be weak-willed around women.
お金かねにだらしないto be careless or lax with money
彼かれはお金かねにだらしなくて、いつも借しゃっ金きんしている。
He's careless with money and is always in debt.
だらしない格かっ好こうa sloppy, untidy appearance
そんなだらしない格かっ好こうで外そとに出でないで。
Don't go outside looking so sloppy.
〈人ひと〉がだらしなく〈動どう詞し〉to do something (sit, dress, etc.) in a slovenly, careless manner
彼かれはソファにだらしなく座すわっていた。
He was sitting on the sofa in a sloppy heap.

ずぼら sense 1
ずぼら describes someone who is habitually lazy or negligent as a personality trait, while だらしない more broadly criticizes untidy appearance, sloppy work, or lack of self-control.
みっともないN3sense 1
みっともない judges how something looks to others as shameful or unseemly, whereas だらしない focuses on the underlying lack of neatness or discipline.
いい加か減げんN2sense 1
いい加減 covers being irresponsible or half-hearted in general conduct, while だらしない is more specifically about untidiness or lax self-control.
気き弱よわ sense 2
気弱 simply describes a timid personality, while だらしない (in its weak-willed sense) carries a scolding tone about someone giving in too easily.

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ルーズN2
だらしない describes general slovenliness or lack of self-discipline in appearance or behavior, while ルーズ specifically points to carelessness about time, money, or promises.
みすぼらしいN1
だらしない criticizes untidy or undisciplined behavior and dress, while 見すぼらしい describes the resulting shabby look regardless of cause.
汚きたないN5
だらしない focuses on sloppy, undisciplined habits or appearance, while 汚い more directly describes physical dirtiness or messiness.

きちんとN4
だらしない describes being sloppy or unkempt, the opposite of doing or keeping things きちんと.
凛りん
凛 (as in 凛とした態度) describes a dignified, composed bearing, the opposite of だらしない, which describes a sloppy or unkempt manner.
颯さっ爽そうN1
颯爽 describes a crisp, confident, stylish demeanor, while だらしない describes a sloppy, unkempt, or lax one.

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几き帳ちょう面めんN1
だらしない describes someone sloppy and disorganized, the opposite of the tidy, precise nature of 几帳面.
しっかりN4
だらしない describes a sloppy, unreliable person, the opposite of しっかり used to praise someone's dependability.

だらしないUsage100%
Normal practical spelling; the kana reading has high priority; the only kanji form is search-only.
だらし無ないUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Attested mixed kanji form marked as search-only; ordinary writing normally uses だらしない.

The historical derivation of だらし is uncertain. The spelling だらし無い transparently writes the final ない as 無い, but the ordinary modern spelling is kana.