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English noun: sloppiness | |||
| 1. | sloppiness (state) the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water | ||
| Samples | The baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield. The water's muddiness made it undrinkable. The sloppiness of a rainy November day. | ||
| Synonyms | muddiness, wateriness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wetness | ||
| 2. | sloppiness (state) a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for | ||
| Synonyms | slovenliness, unkemptness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | untidiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shagginess | ||
| 3. | sloppiness (attribute) the quality of not being careful or taking pains | ||
| Synonyms | carelessness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inattentiveness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | incaution, incautiousness, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, unconscientiousness | ||
| Antonyms | carefulness | ||
| 4. | sloppiness (attribute) falsely emotional in a maudlin way | ||
| Synonyms | drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, soupiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emotionalism, emotionality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | corn, schmaltz, schmalz, sentimentalism, shmaltz | ||
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