different between sloppy vs snazzy

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

Unknown but perhaps a blend of snappy +? jazzy, or from Irish snas (“polish; good appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?snæzi/

Adjective

snazzy (comparative snazzier, superlative snazziest)

1. (informal) Elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy.

   Synonyms: dapper, elegant, pizazzy, smart, cool

   Antonyms: inelegant, scruffy, sloppy

   • 2000, Alev Aktar, "TAILOR MADE GOES: Fashion week closes with Calvin, Donna and Vera," New York Daily News, 23 Sep. (retrieved 8 Jan. 2009):

     One particularly snazzy outfit consisted of vertically striped pants paired with a horizontally striped and sequined top.

2. (informal) Excellent; clever, ingenious, or adept in behavior, operation, or execution.

   Synonyms: (informal) cool, (informal) nifty, smart

   Antonyms: (coarse slang) crappy, duff, (informal, especially US) lame, (informal) naff, (informal) rubbishy

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• “snazzy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “snazzy”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).