sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
noun
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Your work has been very sloppy lately.
a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
These records aren’t sloppy mistakes—they’re the default behavior of most agentic AI systems.
—Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
In Los Angeles, the Lakers and Warriors combined for 39 turnovers in a sloppy opener that was played as James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, watched from the sideline due to sciatica that could keep him out for several more weeks.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Gibbs’ performance came at the perfect time for the Lions, with quarterback Jared Goff having an uncharacteristically sloppy game, throwing one interception and losing a fumble.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sloppy
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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