One entry found for sloppy.
Entry Word: sloppy
Function: adjective
Text: 1 lacking neatness in dress or person <a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes> Synonyms dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), slovenly, unkempt, untidy Related Words slatternly, sluttish; chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, uncombed, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy; besmirched, blackened, dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, nasty, soiled, spotted, squalid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly Near Antonyms chic, fashionable, modish, stylish; combed, groomed; neat, ordered, orderly, tidy; careful, fastidious, fussy, meticulous; clean, cleaned, cleanly, immaculate, sparkling, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied Antonyms dapper, dashing, dolled up, sharp, smart, spruce 2 lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness <dumped the papers in a sloppy pile on the desk> -- see MESSY 3 appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way <a cinematic romance with a sloppy musical score that will have audiences reaching for their handkerchiefs> -- see CORNY