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Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
William Safire

Meaning of "sloppiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOPPINESS

sloppiness  [ˈslɒpɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOPPINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sloppiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLOPPINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sloppiness in the English dictionary

The definition of sloppiness in the dictionary is carelessness and laziness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLOPPINESS


grumpiness
ˈɡrʌmpɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
lumpiness
ˈlʌmpɪnɪs
nappiness
ˈnæpɪnɪs
pinnace
ˈpɪnɪs
preppiness
ˈprɛpɪnɪs
pulpiness
ˈpʌlpɪnɪs
sappiness
ˈsæpɪnɪs
scrappiness
ˈskræpɪnɪs
sleepiness
ˈsliːpɪnɪs
slippiness
ˈslɪpɪnɪs
snappiness
ˈsnæpɪnɪs
snippiness
ˈsnɪpɪnɪs
soapiness
ˈsəʊpɪnɪs
soppiness
ˈsɒpɪnɪs
steepiness
ˈstiːpɪnɪs
stroppiness
ˈstrɒpɪnɪs
stumpiness
ˈstʌmpɪnɪs
unhappiness
ʌnˈhæpɪnɪs
wispiness
ˈwɪspɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOPPINESS

slop pail
slope
sloped roman
sloper
slopewise
sloping
slopingly
slopingness
slopped
sloppier
sloppiest
sloppily
slopping
slopping out
sloppy
sloppy joe
slops
slopwork
slopworker
slopy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOPPINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of sloppiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sloppiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOPPINESS

Find out the translation of sloppiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sloppiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sloppiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

草率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dejadez
570 millions of speakers

English

sloppiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتباك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разгильдяйства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sloppiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sloppiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

négligence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sloppiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlamperei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

だらしなさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sloppiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sloppiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luộm thuộm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெத்தனமும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लॉपीपन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıslaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sciatteria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niechlujstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нехлюйства
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

o anumită superficialitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προχειρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sloppiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slarv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slurv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sloppiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOPPINESS»

The term «sloppiness» is regularly used and occupies the 71.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOPPINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sloppiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sloppiness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sloppiness

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QUOTES WITH «SLOPPINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sloppiness.
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William Safire
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOPPINESS»

Discover the use of sloppiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sloppiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Streetwise Small Business StartUp
Sloppiness is one of the most common workplace problems. Examples include missing errors when proofreading company literature, mispacking orders, entering shipping addresses incorrectly, and performing inaccurate accounting work.
Bob Adams
2
The Rotarian
This is really the Age of Sloppiness — the age of sloppy plumbers, electricians, carpenters, mechanics, waitresses, sloppy everything. This is the age when it is virtually impossible to get a job really well done, to get a service really well ...
3
Psychoanalytic Disagreements in Context
If the authors do not wish to repudiate the use of the associations of the patient while, at the same time, sloppiness were to be substituted for associations, what would be the criteria for switching back and forth between the epistemology of ...
Dale Boesky, 2008
4
Distillation and Absorption '97
One sub-class inside this third of malfunctions is sloppiness. Examples include ( 14) an amine solution filter that was specified 100% cotton containing polyester and other materials that dissolved and promoted foaming; and tray manways left  ...
Richard Darton, 1997
5
The Gift of Adult Add: How to Transform Your Challenges and ...
ADD adults are often artists, musicians, designers, stylists, and entertainers. Artistic creativity may be related to the very same sloppiness that gets ADD adults in trouble. Think of the great visual artists of the last two centuries, artists who have ...
Lara Honos-Webb Ph. D., Lara Honos-Webb, 2010
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Managing Difficult People: A Survival Guide For Handling Any ...
Make it clear that it's necessary to establish and honor these time goals for the sake of the company's success. Sloppiness Sloppiness is a common workplace problem. Examples include missing errors when proofreading company literature , ...
Marilyn Pincus, 2004
7
Semantic Web and Peer-to-Peer: Decentralized Management and ...
Number of equivalent relations inferred between ADN and MM using different sloppiness parameter. Figure 10.7 shows the number of equivalence relations inferred given some value for the sloppiness parameter. The number of inferences ...
Steffen Staab, Heiner Stuckenschmidt, 2006
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Computing Meaning
The Justified Sloppiness Hypothesis The discussion in the previous section makes it clear that the two patterns of anaphoric reference we have observed in the trains dialogues have at least three aspects in common: 1. Both explicitly ...
Harry Bunt, Reinhard Muskens, 2008
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The Writer's Response
According to Cousins, “The sloppiness virus has spread to all sectors of society.” “The sloppiness virus,” according to Cousins, “has spread to all sectors of society. ” “The sloppiness virus has spread to all sectors of society,” according to ...
Stephen McDonald, William Salomone, 2011
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Rules of Patent Drafting: Guidelines from the Federal Circuit
3Com Corp.,49 involving the computerized interpretation of handwriting. A claim term discussed symbols as being “well separated from each other in sloppiness space.” From the outside, “sloppiness space” is certainly an unknown term.
Joseph Root, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOPPINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sloppiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Red Sox Wrap: Sloppiness Abounds As Boston Falls To White Sox …
BOSTON — Let's file Monday night's Boston Red Sox-Chicago White Sox game away and never speak of it again. The White Sox emerged victorious by a final ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»
2
Pentagon: Sloppiness led to live anthrax shipments
Pentagon: Sloppiness led to live anthrax shipments. The Daily Briefing. UPDATE: Political tele-town halls illegal if mobile phones called without permission ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Congress's Sloppiness Saves Obamacare
Chief Justice John Roberts just saved the Affordable Care Act -- again. If you're feeling déjà vu, you're not alone. As he did in 2012, Roberts defected from his ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»
4
Sloppiness loses Texas same-sex divorce case
Mostly, the court's 5-3 decision spotlighted sloppy work by the state attorney general's office under former AG and now Gov. Greg Abbott. The state argues that ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jun 15»
5
Brian Williams attributes untruths to sloppiness, 'egotism' and 'other …
Brian Williams claimed to have been riding in a helicopter in Iraq that was 'forced down after being hit by an RPG'. Photograph: Phil McCarten/Reuters. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
Lack of finish creates Canada - New Zealand draw, sloppiness
However, the utter lack of finish on offence and the frequently-sloppy play on defence meant that Canada was somewhat lucky to exit this one with a 0-0 draw, ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
7
England v New Zealand: Sloppiness costs England - Agnew
The Black Caps, though, were aided by sloppiness from the home team, errors that will be heavily punished if they continue into the Ashes series against ... «BBC Sport, Jun 15»
8
Harrop: Shocking sloppiness won't doom health reforms
Protestors hold placards challenging the Affordable Care Act outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 4 in Washington, D.C. The court faces a momentous ... «The Denver Post, May 15»
9
Shocking Sloppiness Won't Doom the Health Reforms
How many politicians, aides, lobbyists, lawyers, insurance moguls, professional groups and interns -- both the political and medical kind -- agonized over the ... «RealClearPolitics, May 15»
10
Ram Vilas Paswan Slams Bihar Government for 'Sloppiness' in …
Patna: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today charged the Bihar government with showing "sloppy" attitude to natural calamities like storms and earthquakes ... «NDTV, Apr 15»

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