Definition of SLOPPY

sloppy

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking neatness or order
    • "a sloppy room"
    • "sloppy habits"
  • wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
    • "a sloppy floor"
    • "a sloppy saucer"
  • (of soil) soft and watery
  • not fitting closely; hanging loosely
  • excessively or abnormally emotional
  • marked by great carelessness
    • "sloppy workmanship"

Adj

  • Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
  • Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
  • Imprecise or loose.

Adjective

  • Careless, untidy, or messy; excessively sentimental.

Examples

  • a sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit
  • His sloppy placement of tiles left too many openings for his Scrabble opponent.
  • The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
  • The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!

Origin / Etymology

From slop + -y.

Scrabble Score: 13

sloppy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sloppy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sloppy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

sloppy: valid Words With Friends Word