放題 ほうだいではありませんでした
nobi hōdaidewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula
no-Adjective

The polite, past negative form of 伸び放題

1. Was not allowed to grow freely.; Was not left to run wild.; Was not unrestrained.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register