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sloppy

English

Etymology

slop +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sl?pi/
  • Rhymes: -?pi

Adjective

sloppy (comparative sloppier, superlative sloppiest)

  1. Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
    The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
  2. 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!

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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schmaltzy

English

Etymology

schmaltz +? -y.

Adjective

schmaltzy (comparative schmaltzier, superlative schmaltziest)

  1. Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

Related terms

  • schmaltz

Translations

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