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sloppy

  (slŏp'ē) pronunciation
adj., -pi·er, -pi·est.
  1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room.
  2. Marked by a lack of care or precision; slipshod: sloppy use of language.
  3. Informal. Oversentimental; gushy.
  4. Of, resembling, or covered with slop; muddy or slushy: sloppy ground.
  5. Watery and unappetizing: a sloppy stew.
  6. Spotted or splashed with liquid.
sloppily slop'pi·ly adv.
sloppiness slop'pi·ness n.

SYNONYMS  sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, slipshod. These adjectives mean marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention. Sloppy evokes the idea of careless spilling, spotting, or splashing; it suggests slackness, untidiness, or diffuseness: a sloppy kitchen; sloppy dress. “I do not see how the sloppiest reasoner can evade that” (H.G. Wells). Slovenly implies habitual negligence and a lack of system or thoroughness: a slovenly appearance; slovenly inaccuracies. Unkempt stresses dishevelment resulting from a neglectful lack of proper maintenance: “an unwashed brow, an unkempt head of hair” (Sir Walter Scott). Slipshod suggests inattention to detail and a general absence of meticulousness: “the new owners' camp . . . a slipshod and slovenly affair, tent half stretched, dishes unwashed” (Jack London).


 
 
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adjective

  1. Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order: disheveled, messy, mussy, slipshod, slovenly, unkempt, untidy. See order/disorder.
  2. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness: careless, messy, slapdash, slipshod, slovenly, untidy. See careful/careless.
  3. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional: bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy. Informal gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, soupy. Slang drippy, sappy, tear-jerking. See feelings.

 
Antonyms: sloppy

adj

Definition: messy
Antonyms: careful, clean, meticulous, neat, orderly, tidy


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not neat or careful.

pronunciation Sloppy writing is difficult to read.

 
Translations: Translations for: Sloppy

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sølet, pløret, sjasket, sjusket, slasket, sentimental

Nederlands (Dutch)
slordig, slecht gedaan, nat, bemorst, waterig

Français (French)
adj. - débraillé, peu soigné, laxiste, relâché, qui manque de rigueur, (Sport) mou, sentimental, (GB) ample (un vêtement)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nachlässig, rührselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μουσκεμένος, μουλιασμένος, (κατα)πιτσιλισμένος, (για φαγητό) νερουλό και άνοστο, γλυκανάλατος, σοροπιασμένος, ατημέλητος, τσαπατσούλης/-ικος, (για ρούχο) που εφαρμόζει άσχημα, (καθομ.) (για θάλασσα) κυματώδης

Italiano (Italian)
negligente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lamacento (m), sentimental, relaxado (m)

Русский (Russian)
сырой, мокрый и грязный, забрызганный, водянистый, мешковатый, неряшливый, глупо-сентимен- тальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - descuidado, desaliñado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slaskig, sörjig, uppblött, nedspilld, blaskig, vattnig, oaptitlig, hafsig, slarvig, lös, slapp, sladdrig, säckig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
被泼水弄湿的, 多阴雨的, 泥泞的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 被潑水弄濕的, 多陰雨的, 泥濘的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (땅이) 질척한, 몹시 감상적인, 엉성한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水たまりの多い, 水っぽい, ずさんな, 感傷的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قذر, متسخ بالسوائل ألمراقه عليه, موحل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רטוב, מלוכלך, מרושל, לא קפדני, רפוי, אווילי, משתפך, רגשני (דיבור)‬


 
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