Sloppiness - Definition

sloppiness

n 1: 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"
[syn: wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness]
2: a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for [syn:
sloppiness, slovenliness, unkemptness]
3: the quality of not being careful or taking pains [syn:
carelessness, sloppiness] [ant: carefulness]
4: falsely emotional in a maudlin way [syn: mawkishness,
sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness,
sloppiness]

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