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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In a sloppy game, the Eagles will take pride in the turnover differential — the Eagles forced one and did not turn the ball over.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Is this moving-picture love letter overly sentimental, sloppy to a fault, and slightly more affectionate toward its posthumous subject than a basket of puppies high on laughing gas?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
If those rules are broken, the coffee table starts to look more sloppy than stylish.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
When workflows are sloppy and there’s little or no governance, AI systems can't do their jobs properly.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Is this moving-picture love letter overly sentimental, sloppy to a fault, and slightly more affectionate toward its posthumous subject than a basket of puppies high on laughing gas?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
If those rules are broken, the coffee table starts to look more sloppy than stylish.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
When workflows are sloppy and there’s little or no governance, AI systems can't do their jobs properly.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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