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Sloppiness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Sloppiness has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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"

2

a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

3

the quality of not being careful or taking pains

4

falsely emotional in a maudlin way

5

The property of being sloppy.

Example Sentences
"the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield" noun
"the water's muddiness made it undrinkable" noun
"the sloppiness of a rainy November day" noun
See Also
sloppinesses sloppy
Related Terms
Antonyms
carefulness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wetness untidiness inattentiveness emotionality
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
shagginess incaution negligence unconscientiousness corn schmaltz sentimentalism
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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