US /ˈslɑ.pi/ UK /ˈslɒp.i/
adj Freq #7639

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Done carelessly and without attention to detail.

    The carpenter did a sloppy job on the staircase.

  2. 2
    adj

    Messy and untidy.

    His bedroom was always sloppy, with clothes all over the floor.

  3. 3
    adj

    Wet and messy.

    The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · done carelessly and without... slapdash
2 adj · messy and untidy. scraggly
Word family
Forms sloppiersloppiest
Derived forms slopperslopperysloppificationsloppilysloppinesssloppy-mindedunsloppy

Etymology

From slop + -y.

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