different between sloppy vs disorderly
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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disorderly
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s???.d?.li/
Adjective
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
- The books and papers are in a disorderly state.
- Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
- Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
- disorderly people; disorderly assemblies
- (law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
- a disorderly house
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
disorderly (plural disorderlies)
- A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
- 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)
- The police are allowed one shilling a-head upon all disorderlies who are discharged by the magistrates upon payment of expenses. The number so discharged are about a third of the number in custody.
- 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)
Adverb
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- In a confused or lawless manner.
Anagrams
- disordrely
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