sloppiness

Definitions of sloppiness

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n the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

“the sloppiness of a rainy November day”

Synonyms:: muddiness, wateriness

Type of:: wetness
the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

n a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

Synonyms:: slovenliness, unkemptness

Types:: shagginess
unkemptness of hair

Type of:: untidiness
the condition of being untidy

n the quality of not being careful or taking pains

Synonyms:: carelessness

Antonyms:: carefulness
the quality of being careful and painstaking

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; incaution, incautiousness
the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger; neglect, neglectfulness, negligence
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern; unconscientiousness
the trait of not being painstaking or careful; unwariness
the trait of not being cautious and watchful; delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness
the quality of being lax and neglectful; imprudence
a lack of caution in practical affairs

Type of:: inattentiveness
the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others

n falsely emotional in a maudlin way

Synonyms:: drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, soupiness

Types:: corn
something sentimental or trite; schmaltz, schmalz, shmaltz
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music; sentimentalism
a predilection for sentimentality

Type of:: emotionalism, emotionality
emotional nature or quality