sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
noun
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Examples of sloppy in a Sentence
Your work has been very sloppy lately.
a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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That Bednar’s porous, sloppy defense over the last three weeks would flip a switch.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2024
The girl hawking sloppy burgers while washing a car has grown into a woman of substance who understands her worth as a political advocate.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2024
The girl hawking sloppy burgers while washing a car has grown into a woman of substance who understands her worth as a political advocate.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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