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sloppy

slop·py
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [slop-ee]
    • /ˈslɒp i/
    • /ˈslɒp.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slop-ee]
    • /ˈslɒp i/

Definitions of sloppy word

  • adjective sloppy muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain. 1
  • adjective sloppy splashed or soiled with liquid. 1
  • adjective sloppy careless; loose: sloppy writing. 1
  • adjective sloppy untidy; slovenly: sloppy clothes; a sloppy eater. 1
  • adjective sloppy overly emotional; gushy: sloppy sentimentality. 1
  • adjective sloppy (of food or drink) prepared or served in an unappetizing way. 1

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Origin of sloppy

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; slop1 + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sloppy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sloppy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sloppy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sloppy

adj sloppy

  • airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
  • all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
  • amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.
  • asleep at the switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
  • at large — You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.

adjective sloppy

  • amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
  • amateurish — If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
  • clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
  • curdled — Containing curds.
  • depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless

Antonyms for sloppy

adj sloppy

  • all together — in chorus, in unison
  • bandbox — a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats
  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • conscionable — acceptable to one's conscience
  • dapper — A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin.

adjective sloppy

  • dirtless — Free of dirt.
  • dressy — appropriate to somewhat formal occasions: an outfit that's a little too dressy for office wear.
  • finicking — Finical.
  • finicky — excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.
  • nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.

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