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sloppiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | slovenliness, unkemptness |
| Type of | untidiness |
| Has types | shagginess |
| Derivation | sloppy |
sloppiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | muddiness, wateriness |
| Type of | wetness |
| Derivation | sloppy |
the sloppiness of a rainy November day.
sloppiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | carelessness |
| Type of | inattentiveness |
| Has types | negligence, incaution, incautiousness, neglect, neglectfulness, unconscientiousness |
| Derivation | sloppy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, soupiness |
| Type of | emotionality, emotionalism |
| Has types | schmaltz, sentimentalism, shmaltz, schmalz, corn |
| Derivation | sloppy |
Examples of sloppiness
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But it's the sloppiness in films set during my lifetime that annoys me the most.
From the guardian.co.uk
His sloppiness crystallized when he went down 3-2, after failing to hold serve.
From the washingtonpost.com
We must take them to task over errors, sloppiness, poor judgement, laziness, etc.
From the guardian.co.uk
Look for sloppiness, such as misspellings and poor grammar, on bogus Web sites.
From the usatoday.com
On the face of it, the sloppiness of Mr. Shahzad and his ilk ought to be welcome.
From the online.wsj.com
Even better, the process has exposed fraud and sloppiness, it will catch them out.
From the dailyliberal.com.au
Sloppiness with the puck was frequent, but this team still found a way to win.
From the denverpost.com
Maybe this was more than sloppiness in a hasty, self-serving scrawl on a postcard.
From the theatlantic.com
Defense attorneys also pointed out some of the sloppiness in Cooper's note taking.
From the edition.cnn.com
- Wateriness: 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"
- A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
- Carelessness: the quality of not being careful or taking pains
- Mawkishness: falsely emotional in a maudlin way
- (sloppily) in a sloppy manner; "this work was done rather sloppily"
- (sloppy) lacking neatness or order; "a sloppy room"; "sloppy habits"
- (sloppy) boggy: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"
- (sloppy) baggy: not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
- (sloppy) overemotional: excessively or abnormally emotional
