sloppiness
- a word derived from sloppy.
Example Sentences
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Regardless of some sloppiness, the Dodgers have had a successful season going into the break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The sloppiness of the autopsy and its unfinished state are also notable.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
There’s a temptation to take some comfort in ICE’s sloppiness.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
The Brewers play the game in a way that leads to uncharacteristic sloppiness from their adversaries—and that superpower has transformed them into an unlikely candidate to win the franchise’s first-ever championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
"Quite right, sugar-plum," Mr Wormwood said, casting a look of such simpering sloppiness at his wife it would have made a cat sick.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
