sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
noun
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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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The characters within can be sloppy, sure, but their narrative needs to be focused — picking up the pieces of a psyche shattered by sorrow and cobbling them into something meaningful, something affecting, something worth sharing with others.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2024
The no-confidence crisis could lead to a convention unifying behind the president or a sloppy contentious public or closed door fight to support an unvetted candidate who has little time to be introduced to the nation, as early voting begins weeks after the convention in some states.
—Nomiki Konst, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
The Three Lions had been playing local Czech rivals Slovakia and clinched a 2-1 win in extra time after a sloppy, unconvincing performance.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The Liberty were also uncharacteristically sloppy with the rock – New York had 20 turnovers to Minnesota’s 10 – with Stewart explaining that the difference proved costly for the league’s best team.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 26 June 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2024
The no-confidence crisis could lead to a convention unifying behind the president or a sloppy contentious public or closed door fight to support an unvetted candidate who has little time to be introduced to the nation, as early voting begins weeks after the convention in some states.
—Nomiki Konst, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
The Three Lions had been playing local Czech rivals Slovakia and clinched a 2-1 win in extra time after a sloppy, unconvincing performance.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The Liberty were also uncharacteristically sloppy with the rock – New York had 20 turnovers to Minnesota’s 10 – with Stewart explaining that the difference proved costly for the league’s best team.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 26 June 2024
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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