different between reckless vs sloppy
reckless
English
Alternative forms
- rechless, retchless (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English rekles, reckeles, rekkeles, (also recheles), from Old English r?cel?as (“reckless, careless, negligent”), equivalent to reck +? -less. Cognate with West Frisian roekeleas (“reckless”), Dutch roekeloos (“reckless”), German Low German ruuklos (“careless”), German ruchlos (“careless, notorious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???kl?s/
Adjective
reckless (comparative recklesser or more reckless, superlative recklessest or most reckless)
- Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
- Indifferent to danger or the consequences.
Antonyms
- reckful
Derived terms
- recklessness
Translations
Anagrams
- clerkess
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sloppy
English
Etymology
slop +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sl?pi/
- Rhymes: -?pi
Adjective
sloppy (comparative sloppier, superlative sloppiest)
- Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
- The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
- Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
- The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
- Imprecise or loose.
- A sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit!
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:careless
Derived terms
- sloppiness
- sloppily
- sloppy drunk
- sloppy joe
- sloppy seconds
Translations
Further reading
- sloppy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sloppy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- polyps
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