sloppy

[ slop-ee ]
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adjective,slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est.
  1. muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.

  2. splashed or soiled with liquid.

  1. careless; loose: sloppy writing.

  2. untidy; slovenly: sloppy clothes; a sloppy eater.

  3. overly emotional; gushy: sloppy sentimentality.

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

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

  6. (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

1
First recorded in 1700–10; slop1 + -y1

Other words for sloppy

Other words from sloppy

  • slop·pi·ly, adverb
  • slop·pi·ness, noun

Words Nearby sloppy

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British Dictionary definitions for sloppy

sloppy

/ (ˈslɒpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. (esp of ground conditions, etc) wet; slushy

  2. informal careless; untidy

  1. informal mawkishly sentimental

  2. (of food or drink) watery and unappetizing

  3. splashed with slops

  4. (of clothes) loose; baggy

Derived forms of sloppy

  • sloppily, adverb
  • sloppiness, noun

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