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sloppily

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slop·py  (slp)
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.

sloppi·ly adv.
sloppi·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).
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.sloppily - in a sloppy manner; "this work was done rather sloppily"
Translations
sloppily [ˈslɒpɪlɪ] ADV
1. (= carelessly) → en forma descuidada
to dress sloppilyvestirse sin atención
2. (= sentimentally) → en forma sentimentaloide or ñoña
sloppily [ˈslɒpɪli] adv
(= carelessly) [work] → sans soin
(= badly) [play] → mal
sloppily
adv (inf: = carelessly) → schlampig (inf); worknachlässig, schlud(e)rig (inf); to write/talk sloppilynachlässig or schlampig (inf)schreiben/sprechen
sloppily [ˈslɒpɪlɪ] adv
a. (carelessly) → con trascuratezza
to dress sloppily → essere sciatto/a nel vestire
b. (sentimentally) → in modo sdolcinato


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Half Time: Harrogate 0 - 22 Middlesbrough Boro kicked off, start sloppily and Harrogate score back to back tries.
We started very sloppily, the jobs we were doing in defence were not as good as they could have been.
We started sloppily in the second half and for the first time ever there might have been an air of over-confidence.
 
 
 
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