Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being careless or not taking care: The state of not being careful, thorough, or attentive to detail.
   • A lack of order and tidiness; messiness: The condition of being messy, untidy, or not properly organized.
   • Excessively sentimental or maudlin emotional quality: Falsely or weakly emotional expression.
   • The wetness or sogginess of something: The state of being covered, soaked, or muddy with water.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The sloppiness of his work led to many errors in the final report.
  • I can't stand the sloppiness of this room; we need to clean it immediately.
  • The novel was criticized for its emotional sloppiness and lack of subtlety.
  • The sloppiness of the field made it impossible to play the soccer match.

Advanced Usage

• "to excuse sloppiness": to forgive or allow carelessness.
  • The manager will not excuse sloppiness in the financial documents.
• "a degree of sloppiness": a certain level or amount of carelessness.
  • There is an unacceptable degree of sloppiness in the manufacturing process.

Variants and Related Words

• Sloppy (adj): Careless, untidy, or excessively sentimental.
  • He has a sloppy writing style.
  • The path was sloppy after the rain.
• Sloppily (adv): In a careless or untidy manner.
  • The report was sloppily prepared.

Synonyms

• Carelessness: Lack of attention or consideration.
• Messiness: The state of being untidy or disordered.
• Sentimentality: Excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
• Wetness: The state of being covered or saturated with liquid.

Related Phrases

• Sloppy joe: A type of sandwich made with ground beef in a tomato-based sauce, served on a bun. (Note: This is a compound noun listed as a related term, not a direct usage of 'sloppiness').
  • We had sloppy joes for lunch.

Related Idioms

• No idiom directly derived from "sloppiness" is commonly used. The concept is typically expressed through the adjective "sloppy," as in "sloppy work" or "sloppy habits."

Noun

1. falsely emotional in a maudlin way
2. the quality of not being careful or taking pains
3. a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
4. the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
   • 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