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sloppy
slop·py S0480500 (slŏp′ē)adj. slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est 1. Marked by or given to a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room; a sloppy roommate.2. Showing or in the habit of using little care or attention: sloppy use of language; a sloppy researcher.3. Informal Oversentimental; gushy: a sloppy love letter.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. slop′pi·ly adv.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).sloppy (ˈslɒpɪ) adj, -pier or -piest1. (esp of ground conditions, etc) wet; slushy2. informal careless; untidy3. informal mawkishly sentimental4. (Cookery) (of food or drink) watery and unappetizing5. splashed with slops6. (Clothing & Fashion) (of clothes) loose; baggy ˈsloppily adv ˈsloppiness nslop•py (ˈslɒp i) adj. -pi•er, -pi•est. 1. muddy, slushy, or very wet: sloppy grounds. 2. splashed or soiled with liquid. 3. untidy; slovenly: a sloppy eater. 4. careless; slipshod: sloppy writing. 5. overly emotional; gushy: sloppy sentimentality. 6. (of clothes) loose-fitting; baggy. [1700–10] slop′pi•ly, adv. slop′pi•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | sloppy - lacking neatness or order; "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" | | 2. | sloppy - wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material; "a sloppy floor"; "a sloppy saucer"wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" | | 3. | sloppy - (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloughy, soggy, swampy, waterlogged, squashywet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" | | 4. | sloppy - not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"baggy, loose-fittingloose - not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose" | | 5. | sloppy - excessively or abnormally emotionaloveremotionalemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" | | 6. | sloppy - marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"slapdash, slipshod, haphazardcareless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark" |
sloppyadjective1. (Informal) careless, slovenly, slipshod, messy, clumsy, untidy, amateurish, hit-or-miss (informal), inattentive I won't accept sloppy work from my students.2. (Informal) sentimental, mushy (informal), soppy (Brit. informal), slushy (informal), wet (Brit. informal), gushing, banal, trite, mawkish, icky (informal), overemotional, three-hankie (informal) some sloppy love-story3. wet, watery, slushy, splashy, sludgy sloppy foodssloppyadjective1. Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order:disheveled, messy, mussy, slipshod, slovenly, unkempt, untidy.2. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness:careless, messy, slapdash, slipshod, slovenly, untidy.3. Informal. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, soupy.Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.Translationsslop (slop) – past tense, past participle slopped – verb to (cause liquid to) splash, spill, or move around violently in a container. The water was slopping about in the bucket. 溢出 溢出ˈsloppy adjective1. semi-liquid; tending to slop. sloppy food. 流質(食品) 流质(食品) 2. careless and untidy; messy. His work is sloppy. 粗心的 粗心的3. very sentimental. That film is rather sloppy. 過於傷感的 过于伤感的ˈsloppily adverb 過於傷感地,草率地 过于伤感地,草率地 ˈsloppiness noun 粗心 粗心EncyclopediaSeeslopsloppy Related to sloppy: Sloppy JoesSynonyms for sloppyadj carelessSynonyms- careless
- slovenly
- slipshod
- messy
- clumsy
- untidy
- amateurish
- hit-or-miss
- inattentive
adj sentimentalSynonyms- sentimental
- mushy
- soppy
- slushy
- wet
- gushing
- banal
- trite
- mawkish
- icky
- overemotional
- three-hankie
adj wetSynonyms- wet
- watery
- slushy
- splashy
- sludgy
Synonyms for sloppyadj marked by an absence of cleanliness and orderSynonyms- disheveled
- messy
- mussy
- slipshod
- slovenly
- unkempt
- untidy
adj indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatnessSynonyms- careless
- messy
- slapdash
- slipshod
- slovenly
- untidy
adj affectedly or extravagantly emotionalSynonyms- bathetic
- gushy
- maudlin
- mawkish
- romantic
- sentimental
- slushy
- sobby
- soft
- soppy
- gooey
- mushy
- schmaltzy
- soupy
- drippy
- sappy
- tear-jerking
Synonyms for sloppyadj lacking neatness or orderRelated Wordsadj wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist materialRelated Wordsadj (of soil) soft and waterySynonyms- boggy
- marshy
- miry
- mucky
- muddy
- quaggy
- sloughy
- soggy
- swampy
- waterlogged
- squashy
Related Wordsadj not fitting closelySynonymsRelated Wordsadj excessively or abnormally emotionalSynonymsRelated Wordsadj marked by great carelessnessSynonyms- slapdash
- slipshod
- haphazard
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