sloppy

slop·py

adjective \ˈslä-pē\

slop·pi·erslop·pi·est

Definition of SLOPPY

1

a : wet so as to spatter easily : slushy <a sloppy racetrack>

b : wet or smeared with or as if with something slopped over

2

: slovenly, careless <a sloppy dresser> <did sloppy work>

3

: disagreeably effusive <sloppy sentimentalism>

— slop·pi·ly \ˈslä-pə-lē\ adverb

— slop·pi·ness noun

Examples of SLOPPY

1. Your work has been very sloppy lately.
2. <a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes>

First Known Use of SLOPPY

1672

Related to SLOPPY

Synonyms

blowsy (also blowzy), dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), slobbish, slobby, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

Antonyms

dapper, dashing, dolled up, sharp, smart, spruce

Related Words

slatternly; chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, shaggy, uncombed, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy; besmirched, blackened, dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, nasty, scroungy, scuzzy [slang], soiled, spotted, squalid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly

Near Antonyms

chic, fashionable, modish, stylish; combed, groomed; neat, ordered, orderly, tidy; careful, fastidious, fussy, meticulous; clean, cleaned, cleanly, immaculate, sparkling, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied