sloppy
/ˈslɑpi/
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Type
Adjective
Meaning
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?
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.
Excessively wet, watery, or muddy.
Recent downpours turned the mountain trail into a sloppy mess.
Is the oatmeal always this sloppy before it cools?
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
Synonyms
- careless
- messy
- baggy
- watery
- mushy
Antonyms
- neat
- tidy
- firm