Meaning of sloppiness In English

• 0 a lack of care or effort:

  • The work has been criticized for sloppiness and errors.

  • There was a general sloppiness in the way the business was run.

• 1 (of clothes) the quality of being untidy and too big or loose:

  • The jacket seemed a bit big but I love its comfortable sloppiness.

  • You may need to speak to her about the sloppiness of her appearance.

• 2 the state of being too liquid, often in an unpleasant way:

  • Serve with bread to scoop up all that delicious sloppiness.

  • I forgot to mention the sloppiness of the chocolate pots. They were a mess.

• 3 the quality of being silly or too emotional:

  • I think too much sloppiness on a first date can be claustrophobic.

• 4 the quality of being messy or done in a careless way:

  • Such remarkable sloppiness was the result of too much hurry.