sloppier; sloppiest
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: disagreeably effusive
sloppy sentimentalism
sloppiness
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Your work has been very sloppy lately.
a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes
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Leeds United’s sloppy 3-3 away draw against Hull City yesterday was one of those occasions and must serve as a warning against complacency over the rest of their campaign.
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Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Spencer is pissed at Harry’s sloppy work and tells him to take the rest of the afternoon off.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
The writing was sloppy, the story convoluted and the big twists at the end felt forced and rushed.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
At times, Phillips’ dialogue seems to be ridiculing his screenplay’s own improbability and sloppy logic gaps, as well as the genre itself.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Spencer is pissed at Harry’s sloppy work and tells him to take the rest of the afternoon off.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
The writing was sloppy, the story convoluted and the big twists at the end felt forced and rushed.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
At times, Phillips’ dialogue seems to be ridiculing his screenplay’s own improbability and sloppy logic gaps, as well as the genre itself.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloppy. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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