sloppy

[slop-ee]

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adjective, slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est.

muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.

splashed or soiled with liquid.

careless; loose: sloppy writing.

untidy; slovenly: sloppy clothes; a sloppy eater.

overly emotional; gushy: sloppy sentimentality.

(of food or drink) prepared or served in an unappetizing way.

(of clothes) loose-fitting; baggy: a big, sloppy sweater.

(of the surface of a racetrack) wet from a recent or continuing heavy rain and containing puddles and mud still too thin and watery to be sticky.

Origin of sloppy

First recorded in 1700–10; slop¹ + -y¹

Related formsslop·pi·ly, adverbslop·pi·ness, noun

Synonyms for sloppy

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2, 4. messy. 3. slipshod. 4. slatternly.

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Related Words for sloppily

haphazardly, negligently, nonchalantly, hastily, sloppily, irresponsibly, inadequately, carelessly, offhandedly, rashly, inattentively, confusedly, illegibly, wildly, frantically, aimlessly, ambiguously, chaotically, drunkenly, incomprehensibly

Examples from the Web for sloppily

Contemporary Examples of sloppily

From the title on, Cheney the author seems hopelessly, blindly, foolishly, sloppily in love with his subject.
Cheney's Love Letter to Himself
Paul Begala
September 7, 2011
Many are sloppily melodramatic and the show seems thrown at you unedited.
The Art of 'Mr. Brainwash'
Anthony Haden-Guest
February 18, 2010

Historical Examples of sloppily

The decks were dirty, and the sails, sloppily furled, were dirty likewise.
Keziah Coffin
Joseph C. Lincoln
He was a tall but sloppily built fellow, and after a straight one on the point of his chin I back-twisted him over the iron bed.
The Secrets of a Kuttite
Edward O. Mousley
In real life all might have happened just as it is set down, but real life is sloppily constructed.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916
Various
Madison got a bottle and he and I got sloppily drunk, leaning on each other, singing innocently obscene songs of our youth.
Measure for a Loner
James Judson Harmon
Generally, Oswald's uniforms were clean but not neat; they were either unironed or sloppily ironed.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for sloppily

sloppy

adjective -pier or -piest

(esp of ground conditions, etc) wet; slushy

informal careless; untidy

informal mawkishly sentimental

(of food or drink) watery and unappetizing

splashed with slops

(of clothes) loose; baggy

Derived Formssloppily, adverbsloppiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for sloppily

sloppy

adj.

1727, "muddy," from slop (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "loose, ill-fitting, slovenly" is first recorded 1825, influenced by slop (n.2). Related: Sloppily; sloppiness. Sloppy Joe was originally "loose-fitting sweater worn by girls" (1942); as a name for a kind of spiced hamburger, it is attested from 1961.