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sloppy

/ˈslɑ.pi/adjective2 syllables

Sloppy means: (of soil) soft and watery.

Synonyms for sloppy31

adjective, as in (of soil) soft and watery

boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged, wet

adjective, as in marked by great carelessness

haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, careless

adjective, as in not fitting closely; hanging loosely

baggy, loose-fitting, loose

adjective, as in excessively or abnormally emotional

overemotional, emotional

adjective, as in lacking neatness or order

untidy

adjective, as in wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material

wet

also used for sloppy

cursory, derelict, heedless, irregardless, irrespective, lash, lax, incautious, neglectful

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What does sloppy mean?6

adjective

1

(of soil) soft and watery“the ground was boggy under foot”

2

marked by great carelessness“a most haphazard system of record keeping”

3

not fitting closely; hanging loosely“baggy trousers”

4

excessively or abnormally emotional

5

lacking neatness or order“a sloppy room”

6

wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material“a sloppy floor”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sloppy?3

two syllables

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Sloppy in a sentence

  • Edit your work better before you submit it, it's sloppy.beaushiny
  • When was the last time you ate a sloppy joe?CK
  • I'm filling my stomach at the sloppy joe shop.janTuki
  • The painters you hired did a very sloppy job.CK
  • He said he dashed this proposal off in one sitting. It's pretty sloppy.unknown
  • He's very sloppy in his dress._undertoad
  • Yanni was sloppy and slurring his words.Amastan
  • Sloppy joes were a great idea.shekitten

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Forms of sloppy

as a adjective

comparative
sloppier
superlative
sloppiest