sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
noun
Examples of sloppy in a Sentence
Your work has been very sloppy lately.
a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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Too much of the banter is sloppy and too many of her mistakes are avoidable.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
There were a few sloppy passes on zone entries, and one instance where a puck slipped through him at the blueline.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
One team looked sloppy, stodgy, prone to silly penalties, indifferent to tackling and mentally soft.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
The sweater’s hip-skimming length and relaxed cut result in a fit that feels effortlessly lived-in (not sloppy), while its wear-with-anything design is easy to style.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
There were a few sloppy passes on zone entries, and one instance where a puck slipped through him at the blueline.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
One team looked sloppy, stodgy, prone to silly penalties, indifferent to tackling and mentally soft.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
The sweater’s hip-skimming length and relaxed cut result in a fit that feels effortlessly lived-in (not sloppy), while its wear-with-anything design is easy to style.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sloppy
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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