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1. The wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
   "the sloppiness of a rainy November day";
   - wateriness, muddiness
    
2. A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
   - slovenliness, unkemptness, dishevelment
    
3. The quality of not being careful or taking pains
   - carelessness
    
4. Falsely emotional in a maudlin way
   - mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness

Type of: emotionalism, emotionality, inattentiveness, untidiness, wetness

Antonym: carefulness

Encyclopedia: Sloppiness