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

Instead, the Jets have played woefully on both sides of the ball and looked as sloppy as ever.

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But if the early results—and my own scrolling habits—are anything to go by, it’s about to get a lot sloppier.

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Being sloppy and ill-prepared is not how you get to the Super Bowl.

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This is not the first time an Indian court has called out sloppy handwriting of doctors.

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It was a sloppy mistake that I didn't repeat.

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Related Words

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