sloppy

slop·py

adj \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

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