slop·py (sl p )adj. slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est 1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room. 2. Marked by a lack of care or precision; slipshod: sloppy use of language. 3. Informal Oversentimental; gushy. 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. |
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| Adv. | 1. | sloppily - in a sloppy manner; "this work was done rather sloppily" |
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