Dictionary

sloppy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈslɑ.pi/ (US)
• /ˈslɒ.pi/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English *sloppe Middle English *sloppe? English slop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sloppy From slop + -y.

Meanings

1. Composed of or covered in slop; very wet.
   • The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
2. Careless, messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
   • The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
3. Imprecise or loose.
   • My Greek is not the tongue of Homer or Aeschylus but a sloppy ungrammatical sabir lacking Attic salt and tending to a saccharinity which sets my teeth on edge. 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
   • a sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit
4. (derogatory) Characteristic of or resembling AI slop.
   • The likes of Liv may be gone from Meta for now, but our online future seems to be getting sloppier and sloppier. 2025 January 8, Arwa Mahdawi, “AI-generated ‘slop’ is slowly killing the internet, so why is nobody trying to stop it?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • Among the key criticisms: the writing in the finale was “some of the sloppiest … I’ve ever watched”, while the show in general was a “hot mess of faux character archs [sic]” which made “repeated heavy-handed attempts” to show that “Man=Problem”. (Now that’s a tattoo-worthy phrase if ever there was one). 2024 February 23, Paul MacInnes, “‘Some of the sloppiest writing I’ve ever watched’: how True Detective’s creator turned on his own show”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

sloppery · sloppy joe · sloppy drunk · sloppy seconds · sloppy-minded · sloppiness · sloppily · slopper · unsloppy · sloppy toppy · sloppy-mindedness · sloppification

Synonyms

slack · irregardless · negligent · slovenly · cursory · slapdash · derelict · irrespective · lash · sloppy · incautious · slipshod · reckless · heedless · remiss · careless · regardless · neglectful · unfaithful · lax

Translations (99)

sv slarvig (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ja ずさんな (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · mi hakurara (imprecise or loose) · it sciatto (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ru небре́жный (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cs ledabylý (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · es desidioso (imprecise or loose) · ru сля́котный (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · ja ぐちゃぐちゃ (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cs nedbalý (imprecise or loose) · bg немарлив (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cs nepořádný (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · uk недба́лий (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · az səhlənkar (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ja だらしない (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cs lajdácký (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · pl niechlujny (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · mi hakuhakutai (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ka დაუდევარი (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · es desprolijo (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ca matusser (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ru мо́крый (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · cs lajdácký (imprecise or loose) · fr bâclé (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cs nedbalý (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · mi kūrarirari (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · cs odbytý (imprecise or loose) · mk не́брежен (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · hu felületes (imprecise or loose) · de schlampig (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ota كوشك (imprecise or loose) · fr négligé (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · mk ка́шест (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · mk ра́спуштен (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · nl slordig (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ca bast (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · mk мо́кар (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · ka მოუწესრიგებელი (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ca amarat (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · cs mokrý (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · ota كوشك (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · mk сло́боден (imprecise or loose) · mk не́брежен (imprecise or loose) · pdt schlopmetzich (imprecise or loose) · it lordo (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · mk невнима́телен (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cs odbytý (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · de nass (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · mi hakirara (imprecise or loose) · fi märkä (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · it approssimativo (imprecise or loose) · fi juokseva (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · it inzuppato (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · fi väljä (imprecise or loose) · fi epätarkka (imprecise or loose) · fi vetinen (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · fi hutiloitu (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cmn 吊兒郎當 /吊儿郎当 (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · es pigre (imprecise or loose) · it abborracciato (imprecise or loose) · fi vetelä (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · de salopp (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · uk неоха́йний (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · fr large (imprecise or loose) · pt desleixado (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · fr mouillé (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · ru неаккура́тный (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ca potiner (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · ru свобо́дный (imprecise or loose) · uk мо́крий (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · cs zablácený (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · de klitschnass (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · ca desmanegat (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · bg кален (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · cs nepřesný (imprecise or loose) · it trascurato (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · fr ample (imprecise or loose) · ga liobarnach (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · it negletto (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · sv slapp (imprecise or loose) · de salopp (imprecise or loose) · mi pakirara (imprecise or loose) · fi huolimaton (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · pdt pukjrich (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · fr trop liquide (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · bg недоизкусурен (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · bg небрежен (imprecise or loose) · fi kehno (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · cs rozbředlý (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · fa شلخته (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · da sjusket (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · hu hanyag (imprecise or loose) · mk неу́реден (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · es chapucero (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · fr lâche (imprecise or loose) · bg пълен с локви (very wet; covered in or composed of slop) · it maccheronico (imprecise or loose) · ru неря́шливый (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful) · mi hakirara (messy; not neat, elegant, or careful)