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Sloppiness   /slˈɑpinəs/   Listen
Sloppiness

noun
1.
The wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water.  Synonyms: muddiness, wateriness.  "The water's muddiness made it undrinkable" , "The sloppiness of a rainy November day"
2.
A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for.  Synonyms: slovenliness, unkemptness.
3.
The quality of not being careful or taking pains.  Synonym: carelessness.
4.
Falsely emotional in a maudlin way.  Synonyms: drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, soupiness.





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Words linked to "Sloppiness" :   emotionality, inattentiveness, unconscientiousness, wetness, carefulness, schmaltz, soupiness, shagginess, wateriness, schmalz, untidiness, incaution, neglect, mawkishness, carelessness, negligence, emotionalism, sentimentalism, corn, drippiness, shmaltz, neglectfulness, incautiousness, slovenliness, sloppy


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