Meaning of 'sloppy'
Meaning of 'sloppy' (Webster Dictionary)
Meaning of 'sloppy' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- marked by great carelessness
- marked by great carelessness
Example in sentence:
- a most haphazard system of record keeping;
- slapdash work;
- slipshod spelling;
- sloppy workmanship
Meaning (2):
- wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
- wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
Example in sentence:
- a sloppy floor;
- a sloppy saucer
Meaning (3):
- lacking neatness or order
- lacking neatness or order
Example in sentence:
- a sloppy room;
- sloppy habits
Meaning (4):
- not fitting closely; hanging loosely
- not fitting closely; hanging loosely
Example in sentence:
- a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather;
- baggy trousers
Meaning (5):
- (of soil) soft and watery
- (of soil) soft and watery
Example in sentence:
- a marshy coastline;
- miry roads;
- muddy barnyard;
- quaggy terrain;
- swampy bayous;
- the ground was boggy under foot;
- the sloughy edge of the pond;
- wet mucky lowland
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