sloppy

/ˈslɑpi/

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Type

Adjective

Meaning

  1. Careless, disorganized, or lacking precision.

    • His sloppy bookkeeping made it difficult to prepare the annual tax return.

    • Why did she submit such sloppy work to the committee?

  2. Loose, baggy, or untidy in appearance.

    • He wore a sloppy oversized sweatshirt around the house all weekend.

    • The dress code prohibits sloppy jeans and stained shirts.

  3. Excessively wet, watery, or muddy.

    • Recent downpours turned the mountain trail into a sloppy mess.

    • Is the oatmeal always this sloppy before it cools?

  4. Excessively sentimental or emotionally effusive.

    • She cringed during the movie's sloppy, predictable romantic confession.

    • I cannot stand sloppy love songs that lack clever lyrics.

Collocations

  • sloppy joe
  • sloppy work
  • sloppy handwriting
  • sloppy mess

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