sloppily en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈslɒpɪli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈslɑpɪli/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English sloppy Middle English -ly English -ly English sloppily From sloppy + -ly.
Meanings
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In a sloppy manner, not neatly.
[…] as soul-deadeningly, eye-strainingly, sleep-inducingly boring as going through fourteen file boxes of sloppily photostatted bank records.
2008, Jonathan Nasaw, Fear Itself:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sloppily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sloppily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |