sloppy

Universal Words adjective (sloppier, sloppiest) 1 that shows a lack of care, thought or effort: sloppy thinking / speech * Your work is sloppy. * a sloppy writer / worker / dresser 2 (of clothes) loose and without much shape: a sloppy T-shirt 3 (informal, especially BrE) romantic in a silly or embarrassing way: a sloppy, sentimental love story 4 containing too much liquid: Don't make the mixture too sloppy. * (informal) She gave him a big sloppy kiss. sloppily adverb: a sloppily run department sloppiness noun [U]: There is no excuse for sloppiness in your work.