The meaning of Sloppy

noun

Criticism.

Usage examples:

It's a pretty suspect outfit, deserving of the consistent bagging it gets from customers

verb

Put (something) in a bag.

Usage examples:

Customers bagged their own groceries

Present participle of bag

adjective

(of clothing) loose and hanging in folds.

Usage examples:

Baggy trousers

noun

Loose, wide-legged trousers or shorts.

Usage examples:

Young men sport baggies low on their hips, exposing calvin klein boxers and a line of hair.

adjective

(of clothes) hanging loosely because of being too big or having been stretched

Usage examples:

A baggy sweater

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

adjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

Usage examples:

She had been careless and had left the window unlocked

adjective

Excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree.

Usage examples:

A romantic, rather cloying story

verb

Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.

Usage examples:

A curious bitter-sweetness that cloyed her senses

adjective

Tasting or smelling too sweet and therefore unpleasant

Usage examples:

This is a wonderful wine - honeyed and rich without being remotely cloying., the room was filled wi…

adjective

Cute to a sentimental or mawkish extent.

Usage examples:

The film's cutesy shots of children playing in the streets

adjective

Artificially attractive and charming, esp. in a way suitable for a child

Usage examples:

The house is full of cutesy pictures of kittens.

adjective

Not properly planned and controlled.

Usage examples:

The campaign was hopelessly disorganized

verb

Disrupt the systematic order or functioning of.

adjective

Badly planned and lacking order

Usage examples:

According to one officer, things are so disorganized that no one knows who is where.

adjective

Thick or sticky

Usage examples:

The pies had an unpleasantly gloopy texture., add a banana to make the smoothies lovely and gloopy.

adjective

Lacking any obvious principle of organization.

Usage examples:

The music business works in a haphazard fashion

adjective

Lacking order or purpose; not planned

Usage examples:

Haphazard record-keeping made it difficult for the agency to keep track of its clients.

adjective

Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.

Usage examples:

A hasty attempt to defuse the situation

adjective

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

Usage examples:

He warned against making hasty decisions., now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions., we saw the…

adjective

Showing a reckless lack of care or attention.

Usage examples:

‘elaine!’ she shouted, heedless of attracting unwanted attention

adjective

Not giving attention to a risk or difficulty

Usage examples:

Heedless of the hurricane warnings, they took the small boat out into open water.

idiom

Dependent upon or characterized by chance

phrase

As likely to be unsuccessful as successful.

Usage examples:

Most drugs on the market have been found by hit-or-miss methods

adjective

As likely to be bad as to be good, esp. because of not being planned or organized well

Usage examples:

The service you get in these big stores can be hit-or-miss, depending on the salesperson you talk to.

adjective

Done in a hurry; rushed.

Usage examples:

I ate a hurried breakfast

verb

Move or act with great haste.

Usage examples:

We'd better hurry

adjective

Ill-fitting clothes do not fit well.

adjective

Not paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

A particularly dull and inattentive pupil

adjective

Not listening to what is being said or giving your attention to what is happening

Usage examples:

Barbara has been inattentive in class lately.

adjective

Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.

Usage examples:

A lackadaisical defence left spurs adrift in the second half

adjective

Lacking enthusiasm and effort

Usage examples:

The food wasn’t bad but the service was lackadaisical.

idiom

The latest possible opportunity for doing something

Usage examples:

He always leaves his homework until the last minute., at the last minute, we found our tickets.

noun

A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.

Usage examples:

Drink plenty of liquids

adjective

A consonant produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue (typically l and r ).

noun

A substance that flows easily and is neither a gas nor a solid

Usage examples:

Liquid assets

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

Usage examples:

A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

Usage examples:

He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Usage examples:

The hounds have been loosed

adjective

Loose-fitting clothing is quite large and does not fit tightly

Usage examples:

A loose-fitting shirt

noun

Used as an affectionate form of address.

Usage examples:

Ruth, lovey, are you there?

adjective

If two people in a romantic relationship are lovey-dovey, they show their love for each other in public by touching each other and saying loving things.

adjective

Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.

Usage examples:

A mawkish ode to parenthood

adjective

Showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way

Usage examples:

The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end.

adjective

Untidy or dirty.

Usage examples:

His messy hair

adjective

Dirty, unpleasant, or lacking order

Usage examples:

I hate a messy kitchen., he’s got a messy personal life.

adjective

Soft and pulpy.

Usage examples:

Mushy vegetables

adjective

Having feelings that are too easily excited and displayed.

Usage examples:

We're not an overemotional family

adjective

Having feelings that are too strong, or expressing feelings in too strong a way

Usage examples:

I didn't tell her because she always reacts in an over-emotional way., i remember a meeting the eve…

adjective

Bigger than the usual size.

Usage examples:

An oversized t-shirt

adjective

Conducive to or characterized by the expression of love.

Usage examples:

A romantic candlelit dinner

noun

A person with romantic beliefs or attitudes.

Usage examples:

I am an incurable romantic

adjective

Relating to love or to an affectionate, loving relationship

Usage examples:

A romantic comedy/novel, i think egypt is an incredibly romantic country., she has a romantic idea …

adjective

(especially of accommodation) having plenty of room; spacious.

Usage examples:

The cabin is roomy and well planned

adjective

Having a lot of space

Usage examples:

Her new apartment is very roomy.

adjective

More liquid than is usual or expected.

Usage examples:

The soufflé was hard on top and quite runny underneath

adjective

Producing a lot of liquid, or of a substance partly liquid

Usage examples:

A runny nose, runny eggs

adjective

Excessively sweet or sentimental.

Usage examples:

Saccharine music

noun

Another term for saccharin.

adjective

Too pleasant or charming, with too much feeling to be believed

Usage examples:

Longfellow’s later poems are regarded as saccharine.

adjective

Excessively sentimental.

Usage examples:

Schmaltzy ballads

adjective

Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.

Usage examples:

She felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her

adjective

Related to feelings rather than reason

Usage examples:

When you ask which team will win, my sentimental favorite would have to be philadelphia., he gets s…

adjective

(especially of a garment) lacking a distinctive or attractive shape.

Usage examples:

She wore a shapeless frock and no make-up

adjective

(of an object) not having an appearance that you consider clear, pleasing, or correct

Usage examples:

Summer and winter she wore the same array of faded gingham dresses and shapeless sweaters.

adjective

Often ill; in poor health.

Usage examples:

She was a thin, sickly child

adjective

Weak and unhealthy

Usage examples:

He was a sickly child.

adjective

Not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

Usage examples:

A slack rope

noun

The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part.

Usage examples:

I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

verb

Loosen (something, especially a rope).

Usage examples:

Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

He gave her a slap across her cheek

adverb

Suddenly and directly, especially with great force.

Usage examples:

Storming out of her room, she went slap into luke

adjective

Done too hurriedly and carelessly.

Usage examples:

He gave a slapdash performance

adverb

Hurriedly and carelessly.

Usage examples:

His cabin bordering the upper buffalo river wilderness in the ozarks of northwest arkansas is slapd…

idiom

Marked by great carelessness

adjective

Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.

Usage examples:

He'd caused many problems with his slipshod management

adjective

Showing lack of effort and attention

Usage examples:

Slipshod repairs

adjective

Soft, wet, and very thick

Usage examples:

A thick, sludgy pudding

adjective

Resembling, consisting of, or covered with slush.

Usage examples:

Slushy snow

noun

A partially frozen drink made with crushed ice and sweet, typically fruit-flavoured syrup.

Usage examples:

Grape slushies

adjective

Slushy snow is partly melted.

Usage examples:

A slushy romantic novel

adjective

Wet and soft.

Usage examples:

We squelched through the soggy ground

adjective

(of a substance) very wet from having absorbed liquid

Usage examples:

They played on a wet, soggy field.

adjective

Having the appearance or consistency of soup.

Usage examples:

A soupy stew

adjective

Slightly thick and wet, like soup

Usage examples:

Add the milk to the sauce in batches and stir, stopping before it gets too soupy., it was okay i su…

adjective

(of foods or pills) covered with a thin layer of sugar

adjective

Containing much sugar.

Usage examples:

Energy-restoring, sugary drinks

adjective

Containing sugar

Usage examples:

All those sugary snacks that kids eat, it's that sugary smile of his that i can't stand!

adjective

Having the consistency or sweetness of syrup.

Usage examples:

Syrupy puddings

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

Usage examples:

Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Usage examples:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Usage examples:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not showing consideration for the needs of other people.

Usage examples:

It was thoughtless of her to have rushed out and not said where she would be going

adjective

Not showing care for others

Usage examples:

I’m sorry i was late – it was thoughtless of me not to call., he thoughtlessly made an unkind remar…

adjective

Excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental.

Usage examples:

Although the film's a bit twee, it's watchable

adjective

Not orderly and systematic.

Usage examples:

His inability to locate the source of the trouble resulted in unmethodical chaos

adjective

Not done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; unmethodical.

Usage examples:

The burial mound was excavated in an unsystematic way

adjective

Not arranged neatly and in order.

Usage examples:

The place was dreadfully untidy

adjective

Consisting of, containing, or resembling water.

Usage examples:

A watery fluid

adjective

Tearful; inclined to weep.

Usage examples:

Seeing a bride always made her feel weepy

noun

A sentimental film, book, or song.

Usage examples:

Part weepy, part thriller, the deliberately paced action is infused with unpredictable psychologica…

adjective

Feeling likely to cry

Usage examples:

I felt tired and weepy., if i were you i'd take some tissues - it's a real weepy.

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears