Learn English – Meaning of the sentence: “I am not particular”

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I just stumbled into this phrase, coming from a person when describing themselves:

"I am not particular"

Because of (one of?) the meaning(s) of particular, I would've expected that sentence to mean something like "I am quite general". But from the conversation and other cues I believe that it meant the opposite thing.

Any help?

For context, it's from the novel Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville. There is a character who says this every now and then.

Best Answer

(one) ain't particular TFD idiom

One has no opinion or preference about something. ("Ain't" is a nonstandard contraction that is considered very informal.)

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