as in sloppily
in a careless or unfashionable manner
dressed hurriedly and dowdily to go do her workout
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Adverb
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This time, Attorney General Pam Bondi has gone along with efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James—but the department handled the cases so sloppily that a district court has already thrown them out.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026 -
The Knicks were down one at that point, sloppily holding their own in a game Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart each missed due to right ankle ailments.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Directed and steered by Alex Timbers, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg among its executive producers, The Muppet Show keeps things chaotically simple.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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The downstairs staffs of the richest and noblest families start to shuffle around so chaotically that even Lady Whistledown takes notice of in her column.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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It’s cropped with puffy sleeves that land at or above the wrist instead of hanging slovenly over your hands.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Dowdily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dowdily. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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