Definitions of sloppiness
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the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water“the sloppiness of a rainy November day”
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synonyms:
muddiness, wateriness
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wetness
the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
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wetness
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a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
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synonyms:
slovenliness, unkemptness
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shagginess
unkemptness of hair
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untidiness
the condition of being untidy
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shagginess
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the quality of not being careful or taking pains
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synonyms:
carelessness
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Antonyms:
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carefulness
the quality of being careful and painstaking
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incaution, incautiousness
the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
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neglect, neglectfulness, negligence
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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unconscientiousness
the trait of not being painstaking or careful
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unwariness
the trait of not being cautious and watchful
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delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
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laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness
the quality of being lax and neglectful
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imprudence
a lack of caution in practical affairs
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inattentiveness
the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
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carefulness
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falsely emotional in a maudlin way
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synonyms:
drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, soupiness
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types:
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corn
something sentimental or trite
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schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
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sentimentalism
a predilection for sentimentality
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emotionalism, emotionality
emotional nature or quality
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corn
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