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单词 sloppy
释义 slop·py
\ˈsläpē, -pi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: slop (II) + -y
1.
 a. : muddy or slushy so as to spatter easily : splashy
  < those bogs can be great, sloppy messes of treacle pudding in wet weather — Wynford Vaughan-Thomas >
  < the race was run over a sloppy track — G.F.T.Ryall >
 b. : wet or smeared with slopped liquid or moist material : messy
  < the oilcloth was sticky and sloppy and smeared >
2. of a garment : lacking formality or fastidiousness : ill fitted or worn carelessly
3. : feebly organized or directed : ill concerted or contrived : lacking firmness : careless, loose, slovenly
 < the misery of all those sloppy words will fade as the correct, crisp sentence at last comes to her — L.B.Nicolson >
 < he was a sloppy dresser — W.L.Gresham >
 < harden sloppy thinking — Charlton Laird >
4. : marked by excessive or indiscriminate sentimentality : effusive, gushing, soft
 < gives much of his time to sloppy self-pity — E.F.Meagher >
5. : disturbed with heavy waves : having a rough or choppy surface — used of lakes and seas
 < hadn't the constitution to handle a heavy steering oar … in a sloppy sea — R.S.Porteous >
6. : drunk, intoxicated
 < he had finished his fourth drink and was getting a little sloppy — Edmund Wilson >
Synonyms: see slipshod
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