Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being sloppy; plashiness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The property of being
sloppy . - noun countable The result or product of being
sloppy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of not being careful or taking pains
- noun the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
- noun a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
- noun falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Etymologies
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Examples
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Good God, that kind of sloppiness is astonishing, especially seeing as the errors are not due to the difficulty of the words being used.
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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The slops and water-witcheries of the coffee - houses, varying only in sloppiness and witchery, never even approximate or suggest what you and I are accustomed to drink as tea and coffee.
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored Richard Zombeck 2010
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"The general level of sloppiness is pervasive around the industry," said Diane Thompson, counsel at the National Consumer Law Center.
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