slobbery

adjective

slob·​bery ˈsläb(ə)rē 

-ri

1

: muddy, slushy, dirty

a slobbery and a dirty farm

—Shakespeare

2

a

: marked by drooling or slobbering

b

: marked by ungoverned or gushy sentimentality

3

: slack, slovenly

Word History

Etymology

Middle English slobery, from slober slobber + -y

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Rhymes for slobbery

• jobbery
• robbery
• snobbery