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The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.


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  1. The state of being messy or unkempt: disorderliness, messiness, slovenliness, untidiness. See order/disorder.
  2. The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional: bathos, maudlinism, mawkishness, sentimentalism, sentimentality. Informal mush, mushiness, schmaltz, schmaltziness. Slang sappiness. See feelings.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: untidiness in personal appearance
  Synonyms: slovenliness, unkemptness


 
 
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