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sloppy
adjective (LACKING CARE) /ˈslɒp.i/
/ˈslɑː.pi/ Definition
› disapproving not taking care or making an effort: Spelling mistakes always look sloppy in a formal letter. Another sloppy pass like that might lose them the whole match.Not paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring › describes clothes that are large, loose, and often untidy: At home I tend to wear big sloppy jumpers and jeans.Flexible, loose and yielding sloppiness
/-nəs/ noun [U] Not paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring sloppily
/ˈslɒp.ɪ.li/
/ˈslɑː.pɪ-/ adverb disapproving › badly or carelessly: a sloppily written letterNot paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring
/ˈslɑː.pɪ-/ adverb disapproving › badly or carelessly: a sloppily written letterNot paying attentionTreating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoring(Definition of sloppy adjective (LACKING CARE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Flexible, loose and yielding
Synonyms and related words:
- adrift adjective
- bendable adjective
- bendy adjective
- ductile adjective
- elastic adjective
- floppy adjective
- jointed adjective (BODY)
- loose adjective (NOT FIXED)
- loose-fitting adjective
- loosely adverb (NOT FIXED)
- loosely adverb (NOT TIGHT)
- looseness noun (NOT FIXED)
- slack noun (NOT TIGHT)
- slacken verb (LESS TIGHT)
- slackness noun (NOT TIGHT)
- springy adjective
- sprung adjective
- stretch noun (MAKE LONGER)
- stretchy adjective
- yield verb (BEND/BREAK)
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