sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
noun
Examples of sloppy in a Sentence
Your work has been very sloppy lately.
a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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And devoured them again Saturday night at Viejas Arena in a sloppy 71-52 win that kept the Aztecs tied with Utah State atop the Mountain West at 5-0.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
With belt-cinching streamers straining to do more with less, sloppy vibe calibration has become a common problem.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Perri’s ongoing issues with distribution, which seemed to result in him opting to throw the ball into the opposition half rather than kick it, added to a weak palm on Newcastle’s winner, sloppy positioning for Matheus Cunha’s weekend equaliser and older question marks.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
They can easily be transitioned from lounging at home to a street-ready outfit or casual traveling, as the stripes can be mixed and matched with a wide range of tops like blazers, denim jackets, and simple tees—all without looking sloppy.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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