sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
noun
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Your work has been very sloppy lately.
a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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Spurs seemed to run out of energy and their passing became sloppy.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026
The Mets continue to make sloppy mistakes.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The Giants only committed one error when shortstop Willy Adames flubbed a routine grounder, but there were several instances of sloppy defense on San Francisco’s end.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
The wide-leg pants are relaxed without looking sloppy and the zip-up jacket comes in handy when the plane or a cafe suddenly feels like a refrigerator.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026
The Mets continue to make sloppy mistakes.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
The Giants only committed one error when shortstop Willy Adames flubbed a routine grounder, but there were several instances of sloppy defense on San Francisco’s end.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
The wide-leg pants are relaxed without looking sloppy and the zip-up jacket comes in handy when the plane or a cafe suddenly feels like a refrigerator.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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 18 May. 2026.
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