sloppiness

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.

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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).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sloppiness - the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day" muddiness, wateriness wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
	2.	sloppiness - a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for slovenliness, unkemptness untidiness - the condition of being untidy shagginess - unkemptness of hair
	3.	sloppiness - the quality of not being careful or taking pains carelessness inattentiveness - the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others incaution, incautiousness - the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger neglectfulness, negligence, neglect - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern unconscientiousness - the trait of not being painstaking or careful
	4.	sloppiness - falsely emotional in a maudlin way sentimentality, soupiness, drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness emotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality corn - something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn" schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz - (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music sentimentalism - a predilection for sentimentality

Translations

sloppiness [ˈslɒpɪnɪs] N

1. (= carelessness) [of work] → descuido m, lo descuidado; [of dress, appearance] → desaliño m, desaseo m

2. (= sentimentality) → sentimentalismo m, sensiblería f

sloppiness [ˈslɒpinɪs] n → manque m de soin

sloppiness

n (inf)

(= carelessness) → Schlampigkeit f (inf); (of work, writing) → Nachlässigkeit f, → Schlud(e)rigkeit f (inf)

(= sentimentality: of film, book) → Rührseligkeit f

sloppiness [ˈslɒpɪnɪs] n (of work, appearance, dress) → sciatteria

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sloppiness [ˈslɒpɪnɪs] n (of work, appearance, dress) → sciatteria