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I think feminism's a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There's nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody's confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing.
Zosia Mamet

Meaning of "sloppy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOPPY

sloppy  [ˈslɒpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOPPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sloppy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLOPPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sloppy Thurston

Hollis John "Sloppy" Thurston was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played professionally for the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators 1901–1960, Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Definition of sloppy in the English dictionary

The first definition of sloppy in the dictionary is wet; slushy. Other definition of sloppy is careless; untidy. Sloppy is also mawkishly sentimental.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLOPPY


choppy
ˈtʃɒpɪ
copy
ˈkɒpɪ
floppy
ˈflɒpɪ
gloppy
ˈɡlɒpɪ
hoppy
ˈhɒpɪ
jaloppy
dʒəˈlɒpɪ
jalopy
dʒəˈlɒpɪ
kopje
ˈkɒpɪ
koppie
ˈkɒpɪ
loppy
ˈlɒpɪ
microfloppy
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌflɒpɪ
minifloppy
ˈmɪnɪˌflɒpɪ
moppy
ˈmɒpɪ
multicopy
ˌmʌltɪˈkɒpɪ
photocopy
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪ
poppy
ˈpɒpɪ
shoppy
ˈʃɒpɪ
slipsloppy
ˈslɪpˌslɒpɪ
soppy
ˈsɒpɪ
stroppy
ˈstrɒpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOPPY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOPPY

blue poppy
California poppy
corn poppy
croppy
field poppy
Flanders poppy
horned poppy
Iceland poppy
milksoppy
opium poppy
prickly poppy
tall poppy
Tibetan poppy
Welsh poppy

Synonyms and antonyms of sloppy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLOPPY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sloppy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sloppy

Translation of «sloppy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOPPY

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

Translator English - Chinese

马虎的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descuidado
570 millions of speakers

English

sloppy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मैला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ مُتْقَن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слякотный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desleixado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পঙ্কিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désordonné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ceroboh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlampig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ずさんな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부주의한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora apik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cẩu thả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேறும் சகதியுமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उतार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarım yamalak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sciatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedbały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безладний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neîngrijit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσαπατσούλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slordig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slarvig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjuskete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sloppy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOPPY»

The term «sloppy» is very widely used and occupies the 17.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOPPY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sloppy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sloppy» 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 sloppy

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10 QUOTES WITH «SLOPPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sloppy.
1
Dick Cavett
Sloppy language leads to sloppy thought, and sloppy thought to sloppy legislation.
2
Jarvis Cocker
I am passionate about keeping the human dimension in things. You have to keep the rough edges and the inconsistencies, that's what makes it interesting. I've always striven to be as sloppy as possible.
3
Kim Deal
Bob summed it up best when he was on his knees at the end of the night saying, 'Don't trust in Guided By Voices.' You were there; was the show awful or something? I know it was sloppy, but they're not really that tight anyway, but was it embarrassing, was it sad?
4
Ron Fournier
Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt.
5
Bob Greene
The professionalism of wire service reporters is constantly being tested because reporters know that if they're late or sloppy on a story, it will show up because the competition is likely to be not late and not sloppy.
6
Jenny Holzer
Sloppy thinking gets worse over time.
7
Jerry Hunt
I don't think I could have ever had a career as a pianist because I never ever wanted to play the notes the way they were written, I was too sloppy to learn them quite right.
8
Herman Kahn
I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking.
9
Natasha Lyonne
The thing about curly hair is that it's a toss-up. Some days you can let it air dry and it's better than a hair-do, but some days you just look like a sloppy person. I'm really resistant to a trim. I only do it when it gets hard to brush out in the shower, then I'll submit, begrudgingly.
10
Zosia Mamet
I think feminism's a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There's nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody's confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOPPY»

Discover the use of sloppy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sloppy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sloppy Seconds: The Tucker Max Leftovers
As a thank you to those who have loved the stories and supported him for so long, Tucker has gone back through his massive archive of material one last time, culled out what you might call the "best of the rest," and arranged it here, in ...
Tucker Max, 2012
2
Sloppy Firsts: A Jessica Darling Novel
This poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they don’t have to go back and grow up all over again. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Megan McCafferty, 2002
3
Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe determines to do everything he can to surprise his family by becoming Neat Joe, but in the process he learns that being messy is a part of who he is and his family loves him for it! 125,000 first printing.
Dave Keane, 2009
4
The Sloppy Copy Slipup
Fourth-grader Brian Higman worries about how his teacher Miss Fromme--nicknamed The General--will react when he fails to hand in a writing assignment, but he ends up being able to tell his story, after all.
Dyanne Disalvo, 2009
5
Sloppy Dingle
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874.
Percy Curtiss, 2012
6
How PowerPoint Makes You Stupid: The Faulty Causality, ...
For anyone concerned with the corruption of language, the dumbing-down of society, or the unchecked expansion of “efficiency” in our culture, here is a book that will become a rallying cry for turning the tide.
Franck Frommer, 2012
7
Apple Betty and Sloppy Joe: Stirring Up the Past with Family ...
Sloppy. Joes. (also known as “Joosburgers”) Mom made a batch of these for our cousin Carol's wedding shower. I hope the guests weren't too dressed up. This will make a lot of Sloppy Joes.—Susan 1 cup finely chopped onion 2 tablespoons  ...
Susan Sanvidge, Diane Sanvidge Seckar, Jean Sanvidge Wouters, 2013
8
Warthogs in the kitchen: a sloppy counting book
Three warthogs count to ten as they bake cupcakes.
Pamela Duncan Edwards, 1998
9
Sloppy Seconds
Bob Benson. Sloppy SecondS Sloppy SecondS BobBenson.
Bob Benson
10
Frayed-Edge Fun: 10 Cozy Quilts
Why hide fabric edges on the inside of quilts when you can showcase them on the outside?
Evelyn Sloppy, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOPPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sloppy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest in Key West
... Charlie Boice beams after winning the 2015 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Boice finally won the contest after 15 ... «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
2
Kerry Katona SLAMS Chantelle Houghton for picking up Katie …
Kerry Katona was left furious after reading Chantelle Houghton's thoughts on her broken marriage, and blasted the mother-of-one for dating Katie Price's "sloppy ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Quick Cooking with Karin Calloway: Tex-Mex Sloppy Joes
A pound of ground beef, a can of sloppy Joe sauce and a bag of burger buns were a go-to meal for my family when I was growing up. And now that I'm the one ... «WJBF-TV, May 15»
4
'Sloppy Bookkeeping' at School for Disabled Not Criminal: Prosecutor
An investigation into a Rockville school staff's “sloppy bookkeeping” that mishandled work-study payments to students has turned up no criminal actions, ... «Patch.com, May 15»
5
Chuck Todd: Clinton Has Been "Sloppy" In Post-Presidency; "How …
CHUCK TODD: Look, for the life of me, and this is just political judgment, the Obama administration when they offered her the job looked at the [Clinton] ... «RealClearPolitics, Apr 15»
6
NY Times Reporter Snaps at Howard Dean for Calling Paper 'Sloppy'
“In general New York Times has been sloppy,” Dean said. “Particularly their political writers. I use the Times as an example in journalism classes, because by ... «Mediaite, Apr 15»
7
Pentagon: Man, those Russian pilots are “sloppy” An error occurred.
Sloppy,” or exceedingly precise? The US complained about Russian fighter jets intercepting an American reconnaissance flight in international air space last ... «Hot Air, Apr 15»
8
Mr. Food - Sloppy Joe Biscuit Bake recipe
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef, onion, and bell pepper 8 to 10 minutes, or until no longer pink. Drain off excess fat. Add tomato sauce ... «ABC30.com, Feb 15»
9
SC raps Centre for being 'sloppy' in checking female foeticide
On Tuesday the Supreme Court rapped the Centre for being “sloppy” in checking female foeticide in the country, saying laws are not being implemented and ... «Indian Express, Sep 14»
10
Ofsted chief attacks 'sloppy' timekeeping among teenagers
Too many teenagers have a "sloppy attitude" towards timekeeping, fail to dress in smart clothes and struggle to speak properly, according to the head of Ofsted. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»

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