different between sloppy vs slimy

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

English

Etymology

From Middle English slymy, slimi, either derived from the noun Old English sl?m or an unattested *sl?mi?, replacing Old English slipig (“slippy”). Equivalent to slime +? -y. Cognate with Dutch slijmig, slijmerig (“slimy”), German schleimig (“slimy; smarmy”), Swedish slemmig (“slimy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sla?.mi/
• Rhymes: -a?mi

Adjective

slimy (comparative slimier, superlative slimiest)

1. Of or pertaining to slime
2. resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime

   Synonyms: viscous, glutinous
3. (slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

Synonyms

• (slippery) lubricous
• (underhanded) conniving

Translations

Noun

slimy (plural slimies)

1. A ponyfish.

Anagrams

• ILYSM, misly