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sloppy.

Composed of or covered in slop; very wet.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈslɒ.pi/UK/ˈslɑ.pi/US
  1. Composed of or covered in slop; very wet.

    The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
  2. Careless, messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.

    The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
  3. Imprecise or loose.

    a sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit
  4. Characteristic of or resembling AI slop.

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old English *sloppe Middle English *sloppe? English slop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sloppy From slop + -y.

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