sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
noun
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Your work has been very sloppy lately.
a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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Needing a win to clinch a postseason berth for the first time since 2018, the Ducks lost a sloppy 4-3 overtime decision to the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL’s worst team, leaving them a point shy of the playoffs with two games to play.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Two weeks later, Barron called Marion one late night after a sloppy Broncos overtime win over the Commanders.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
The homestand featured a 1-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, two games after a sloppy yet vital 7-6 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
The Republican supermajority is reluctant to stop an unlimited cash flow to an ever-expanding school voucher program that bleeds billions from public schools, despite ample proof of sloppy bookkeeping and zero proof that voucher students’ needs are adequately met.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Two weeks later, Barron called Marion one late night after a sloppy Broncos overtime win over the Commanders.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
The homestand featured a 1-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, two games after a sloppy yet vital 7-6 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
The Republican supermajority is reluctant to stop an unlimited cash flow to an ever-expanding school voucher program that bleeds billions from public schools, despite ample proof of sloppy bookkeeping and zero proof that voucher students’ needs are adequately met.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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