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   Slop·py

   /ˈsläpē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. careless and unsystematic; excessively casual: "your speech has always been sloppy" Similar carelessslapdashslipshodlackadaisicaldisorganizedhaphazardunmethodicalunsystematichit-or-missuntidymessythoughtlessinattentiveheedlesshastyhurriedthrown togetherlast-minutecursoryperfunctorynegligentneglectfulremisslaxslackslovenlyamateurishunprofessionalinformal:shambolicall over the placeslaphappyall over the shopOpposite carefulmeticulous
   • 2. (of a garment) casual and loose-fitting: "she wore a sloppy sweater and jeans" Similar baggyloose-fittingloosegenerously cutnot tightroomyshapelesssacklikeslackoversizedill-fittingbaggingOpposite tighttailored
   • 3. (of semifluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery: "do not make the concrete too sloppy" Similar runnywaterythinliquidsemiliquidmushysoupywetsoggyslushysludgyslapinformal:gloopyOpposite drysolid
   • 4. (of literature or behavior) weakly or foolishly sentimental: informal "lovers of sloppy romance" Similar sentimentalmawkishoversentimentaloveremotionalcloyingsicklysaccharinesugarysugarcoatedsyrupyromantichearts-and-flowerstweeinformal:slushymushyweepytear-jerkingschmaltzycutesylovey-doveygooeydrippysloshysoupytreaclycheesycornyickysick-makingtoe-curlingsoppycornballsappyhokeythree-hankytrademark:Mills-and-BoonOpposite unemotionalgritty

   Derivatives

   • 1. sloppily adverb

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