sloppy

  • 11sloppy — [[t]slɒ̱pi[/t]] sloppier, sloppiest 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s work or activities as sloppy, you mean they have been done in a careless and lazy way. He has little patience for sloppy work from colleagues... His… …

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  • 12sloppy — adjective 1 not done carefully or thoroughly: This piece of work is very sloppy. | sloppy writing 2 sloppy clothes are loose fitting, untidy, or dirty: a sloppy old sweater 3 expressing your feelings of love too strongly and in a silly way: He… …

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  • 13sloppy — slop|py [ slapi ] adjective 1. ) sloppy clothes are loose and informal: a sloppy sweatshirt 2. ) done in a very careless way: a sloppy performance 3. ) expressing emotions or romantic feelings in a way that seems silly or embarrassing: a sloppy… …

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  • 14sloppy — adjective (sloppier; est) Date: 1672 1. a. wet so as to spatter easily ; slushy < a sloppy racetrack > b. wet or smeared with or as if with something slopped over 2. slovenly, careless < a sloppy dresser > …

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  • 15sloppy — adjective 1) their defense was sloppy Syn: careless, slapdash, slipshod, lackadaisical, haphazard, lax, slack, slovenly; informal slaphappy, shambolic 2) sloppy T shirts Syn: baggy, loose fitting …

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  • 16sloppy — slop•py [[t]ˈslɒp i[/t]] adj. pi•er, pi•est 1) muddy, slushy, or very wet: sloppy grounds[/ex] 2) splashed or soiled with liquid 3) untidy; slovenly: a sloppy eater[/ex] 4) careless; slipshod: sloppy writing[/ex] 5) overly emotional; gushy:&#8230; …

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  • 17sloppy — adjective 1) sloppy chicken curry Syn: runny, watery, liquid, mushy; informal gloopy 2) their defending was sloppy Syn: careless, slapdash, slipshod, untidy, slack, slovenly; informal slap happ …

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  • 18sloppy — adjective a) Very wet; covered in or composed of slop. The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen! b) Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful. The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase …

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  • 19sloppy — [ˈslɒpi] adj 1) done in a very careless way a sloppy job[/ex] 2) sloppy clothes are loose and informal 3) expressing emotions in a way that seems silly or embarrassing …

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  • 20sloppy — /ˈslɒpi / (say slopee) adjective (sloppier, sloppiest) 1. muddy, slushy, or very wet, as ground, walking, weather, etc. 2. splashed or soiled with liquid. 3. of the nature of slops, as food; watery and unappetising. 4. Colloquial weak, silly, or&#8230; …