sloppy

[ slop-ee ]

/ ˈslɒp i /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR sloppy

2, 4 messy.

3 slipshod.

4 slatternly.

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Origin of sloppy

First recorded in 1700–10; slop¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sloppy

slop·pi·ly, adverbslop·pi·ness, noun

Words nearby sloppy

sloper, slop jar, slop out, slop-over, slop pail, sloppy, Sloppy Joe, Sloppy Joe's, slopshop, slop sink, slopwork

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How to use sloppy in a sentence

The Wizards’ offense was sloppy, but that didn’t make a difference in light of one of their best defensive stretches of the season.
Wizards rise to their own defense, beat the Heat on the road|Ava Wallace|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Without it, hikers get “sloppy,” especially when they’re tired.
Indoor exercises to prepare you for hiking the great outdoors|Pam Moore|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
Maryland’s defense remained a concern, but the Terps were also sloppy with the ball, finishing with 16 turnovers that turned into 27 Ohio State points.
Maryland women have a pair of winning streaks snapped by Ohio State|Kareem Copeland|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
With a healthcare system already riddled with disparities, sloppy applications of deep learning could make that worse.
AI could make healthcare fairer—by helping us believe what patients say|Karen Hao|January 22, 2021|MIT Technology Review

Eller said the Capitals lost some of their edge, getting sloppy and taking too many penalties.
Capitals lose a two-goal lead and fall to the Penguins in overtime on Sidney Crosby’s winner|Samantha Pell|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
He catalogues the sloppy flow of outside money and its failures to transform the country.
Confronting George Clooney’s Critics on South Sudan|John Avlon|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I mean, it shouldn't be sloppy work; it shouldn't be bad procurement process.
Ron Paul Dons 9/11 Truther Tin Foil|Olivia Nuzzi|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of the stuff has been so shoddy and so sloppy that our soldiers are over there dying in the shower from electrocution.
Ron Paul Dons 9/11 Truther Tin Foil|Olivia Nuzzi|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are two separate crises that Republicans (and sloppy liberals) are conflating for political reasons.
The So-Called Immigration Border Crisis Is Neither|Sally Kohn|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Chairman, the new book about disgraced former Florida Republican Party chairman Jim Greer, is a sloppy, ugly mess.
The Messy, Sordid Story of Jim Greer, Charlie Crist’s Man to a Fault|Rick Wilson|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is turning a little colder now, which will be really a great improvement over the sloppy weather we have been having.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
A few lights were moving about, and shadows fell hither and thither as one of the hands carried a lantern along the sloppy deck.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
Friday, the 4th of April, was a sloppy day, and just before sundown we heard firing off towards Sherman's division.
"Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier|Warren Olney
At about one o'clock—or between one and two—she thought she heard a sloppy footstep near the sleeping porch.
The Winning Clue|James Hay, Jr.
This manner of cooling is especially adapted to camping parties and will prevent sloppy butter, sour milk and spoiling fruit.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sloppy

sloppy

/ (ˈslɒpɪ) /

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 forms of sloppy

sloppily, adverbsloppiness, noun

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