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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Some of it is good, but a lot of it is sloppy, outdated or full of vulnerabilities.
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Jimmie Lee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Hein was sloppy, lazy and showed a lack of impartiality in dealing with him, Hicks said in his filing.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Fresh off a sloppy loss and a sub-.500 month, the Yankees continued to play below their standards on Tuesday, falling, 12-5, as the Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day at Rogers Centre.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
The candy bar has just been consumed by a sloppy — fatally sloppy — technician at a secret laboratory compound.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
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Jimmie Lee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Hein was sloppy, lazy and showed a lack of impartiality in dealing with him, Hicks said in his filing.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Fresh off a sloppy loss and a sub-.500 month, the Yankees continued to play below their standards on Tuesday, falling, 12-5, as the Blue Jays celebrated Canada Day at Rogers Centre.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
The candy bar has just been consumed by a sloppy — fatally sloppy — technician at a secret laboratory compound.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sloppy
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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