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Sloppy

adjective/slˈɑːpi/
Definition
lacking neatness or order
wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈɑːpi/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈɒpi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈɒpi/
2 syllables Say it as /slˈɑːpi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivelacking neatness or order
“a sloppy room”
adjectivewet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
“a sloppy floor”
adjective(of soil) soft and watery
“the ground was boggy under foot”
adjectivenot fitting closely; hanging loosely
“baggy trousers”
adjectiveexcessively or abnormally emotional
adjectivemarked by great carelessness
“a most haphazard system of record keeping”
Word Forms
sloppinessnouna lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
bognounwet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
marshnounlow-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
mirenouna soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mudnounwater soaked soil; soft wet earth
muddinessnounthe wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
quagnouna soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
slopnoundeep soft mud in water or slush
sloughnouna hollow filled with mud
sogginessnouna heavy wetness
swampnounlow land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schlampig
es mangelt an Sauberkeit oder Ordnung
🇫🇷French
négligent
manque de propreté ou d'ordre
🇪🇸Spanish
descuidado
falta de pulcritud u orden
🇮🇹Italian
troppo liquido
privo di pulizia o ordine
🇳🇱Dutch
vies
zonder netheid of orde
🇵🇹Portuguese
desleixado
falta de limpeza ou ordem
🇷🇺Russian
небрежный
не хватает аккуратности и порядка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मैला
साफ-सफाई या व्यवस्था का अभाव
🇧🇩Bengali
ঢালু
পরিচ্ছন্নতা বা আদেশের অভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
தொய்வான
நேர்த்தி அல்லது ஒழுங்கு இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Telugu
అలసత్వము
చక్కదనం లేదా క్రమం లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
आळशी
नीटनेटकेपणा किंवा सुव्यवस्था नसणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઢાળવાળું
સુઘડતા અથવા વ્યવસ્થાનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ದೊಗಲೆ
ಅಚ್ಚುಕಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಮದ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മന്ദബുദ്ധി
വൃത്തിയോ ക്രമമോ ഇല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਢਿੱਲਾ
ਸਾਫ਼-ਸਫ਼ਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਆਰਡਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
میلا
صفائی یا ترتیب کا فقدان
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
马虎的
缺乏整洁或秩序
🇯🇵Japanese
ずさんな
きちんと感や秩序が欠けている
🇰🇷Korean
묽고 싱거운
깔끔함이나 질서가 부족하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cẩu thả
thiếu sự gọn gàng hoặc trật tự
🇹🇭Thai
เลอะเทอะ
ขาดความเรียบร้อยหรือความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
ceroboh
kurang kerapian atau ketertiban
🇵🇭Filipino
palpak
kulang sa kalinisan o kaayusan
🇲🇾Malay
ceroboh
kurang kemas atau teratur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قذرة
تفتقر إلى الدقة أو النظام
🇮🇷Persian
شلخته
فاقد نظم یا نظم
🇹🇷Turkish
özensiz
düzgünlük veya düzenden yoksun
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְרוּשָׁל
חסר ניקיון או סדר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sloppy'?
The primary meaning of 'sloppy' is 'lacking neatness or order'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sloppy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sloppy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sloppy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sloppy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'sloppy' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'sloppy' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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