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1
lacking neatness in dress or person
- a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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- chaotic,
- cluttered,
- confused,
- disarranged,
- disheveled
- (or dishevelled),
- disordered,
- messed,
- messy,
- muddled,
- mussed,
- mussy,
- rumpled,
- shaggy,
- uncombed,
- wrinkled
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2
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
- dumped the papers in a sloppy pile on the desk
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- antiseptic,
- clean,
- cleaned,
- cleanly,
- hygienic,
- immaculate,
- sparkling,
- spick-and-span
- (or spic-and-span),
- spotless,
- stainless,
- unsoiled,
- unsullied
- methodical
- (also methodic),
- regular,
- systematic,
- systematized
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3
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
- a cinematic romance with a sloppy musical score that will have audiences reaching for their handkerchiefs
Synonyms for sloppy
- chocolate-box,
- cloying,
- corny,
- drippy,
- fruity,
- gooey,
- lovey-dovey,
- maudlin,
- mawkish,
- mushy,
- novelettish,
- saccharine,
- sappy,
- schmaltzy,
- sentimental,
- slushy,
- soppy,
- soupy,
- spoony
- (or spooney),
- sticky,
- sugarcoated,
- sugary,
- wet
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloppy. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of sloppy was in 1672
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