sloppy

[slop-ee]

adjective

sloppier, sloppiest 

1. muddy, slushy, or very wet.

   The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.

2. splashed or soiled with liquid.

   Synonyms: messy

3. careless; loose.

   sloppy writing.

   Synonyms: slipshod

4. untidy; slovenly.

   sloppy clothes; a sloppy eater.

   Synonyms: slatternly, messy

5. overly emotional; gushy.

   sloppy sentimentality.

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

7. (of clothes) loose-fitting; baggy.

   a big, sloppy sweater.

8. (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.

sloppy

/ ˈslɒpɪ /

adjective

1. (esp of ground conditions, etc) wet; slushy

2. informal,  careless; untidy

3. informal,  mawkishly sentimental

4. (of food or drink) watery and unappetizing

5. splashed with slops

6. (of clothes) loose; baggy

Other Word Forms

• sloppily adverb
• sloppiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sloppy¹

First recorded in 1700–10; slop ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

However, the much-travelled Marseille forward was not so forgiving after the break, as Newcastle paid a heavy price for a sloppy kick-off.

Read more on BBC

But although City monopolised possession, they lacked a killer instinct and paid for a sloppy piece of defending in the 23rd minute.

Read more on Barron's

Viewed against such a prism, this foreshadows a period of sloppy price action or correction for the stock market.

Read more on MarketWatch

If only the swaggering Trojans weren’t also so sloppy.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

She was a bubbly and creative kid, but she was easily distracted in class and her schoolwork was sloppy.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• awkward 
• careless 
• clumsy 
• dirty 
• mediocre 
• muddy 
• poor 
• wet