sloppy
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking neatness or order
a sloppy room
Related & opposite
- slovenliness derivation
- untidy similar to
Sense 2 adjective
wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
a sloppy floor
Related & opposite
- sloppiness derivation
- wet similar to
Sense 3 adjective
(of soil) soft and watery
the ground was boggy under foot
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
not fitting closely; hanging loosely
baggy trousers
Related & opposite
- loose similar to
Sense 5 adjective
excessively or abnormally emotional
Related & opposite
- sentimentality derivation
- treacle derivation
- emotional similar to
Sense 6 adjective
marked by great carelessness
a most haphazard system of record keeping
Related & opposite
- carelessness derivation
- careless similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slovenliness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | untidy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sloppiness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | wet |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bog |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | marsh |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slough |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | swamp |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sloppiness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sogginess |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mud |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slop |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | wet |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | loose |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sentimentality |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | treacle |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | emotional |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | carelessness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | careless |