Noun: sloppiness sló-pee-nus
- The quality of not being careful or taking pains
"The sloppiness of her work reflected poorly on the entire team";
- carelessness
- A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
"His sloppiness was apparent in his messy hair and wrinkled clothes";
- slovenliness, unkemptness, dishevelment
- The wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
"the sloppiness of a rainy November day";
- wateriness, muddiness
- Falsely emotional in a maudlin way
"The sloppiness of his emotional outbursts made others uncomfortable";
- mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness
Type of: emotionalism, emotionality, inattentiveness, untidiness, wetness
Encyclopedia: Sloppiness