sloppy

English

Etymology

slop +‎ -y

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒpi

Adjective

sloppy (comparative sloppier, superlative sloppiest)

  1. Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
    The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
  2. Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
    The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
  3. Imprecise or loose.
    A sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit!

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:careless

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Further reading

  • sloppy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • sloppy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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