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SLOPPY
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Irregular inflected forms: sloppier , sloppiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by great carelessness
Example:
sloppy workmanship
Synonyms:
haphazard; slapdash; slipshod; sloppy
Classified under:
Similar:
careless (marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful)
Derivation:
sloppiness (the quality of not being careful or taking pains)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Excessively or abnormally emotional
Synonyms:
overemotional; sloppy
Classified under:
Similar:
emotional (of more than usual emotion)
Derivation:
slop (writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental)
sloppiness (falsely emotional in a maudlin way)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not fitting closely; hanging loosely
Example:
a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather
Synonyms:
baggy; loose-fitting; sloppy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
loose (not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Lacking neatness or order
Example:
sloppy habits
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
untidy (not neat and tidy)
Derivation:
sloppiness (a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(of soil) soft and watery
Example:
swampy bayous
Synonyms:
boggy; marshy; miry; mucky; muddy; quaggy; sloppy; sloughy; soggy; squashy; swampy; waterlogged
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
Derivation:
slop (deep soft mud in water or slush)
sloppiness (the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
Example:
a sloppy saucer
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
Derivation:
sloppiness (the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water)
