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Synonyms for sloppy

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Synonyms for sloppy

marked by an absence of cleanliness and order

indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness

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Synonyms for sloppy

lacking neatness or order

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wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material

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not fitting closely

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excessively or abnormally emotional

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marked by great carelessness

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regulations, this pressure may not make regulations sloppier.
Rishworthians' play got even sloppier and Knottingley quickly ran in two unconverted tries to grab a bonus point.
It results in an odorous mess of chopped gone-to-seed grass that makes for a sloppy park visitation experience and an even sloppier appearance to what was once the lovely, quaint, verdant Jayne Park.
"This could be a gateway to faster line speeds at meat facilities and sloppier handling practices," says Patty Lovera, the organization's assistant director.
A superb first-half against Liverpool, though a little undermined by a sloppier second period, was followed up by an excellent display at Villa Park where he was important going forward as he was on his flank.
But in 2014 the Secret Service has gotten sloppier than a bunch of drunk rent-a-cops at a stag party.
He described time limits as "the hardest part of writing" because "when I have to rush, my brain moves fast and I write bigger and faster and sloppier and I can't get all my ideas down, but I can get like 50% of them down."
More recently, he took to Twitter to pick apart some of the sloppier gaffes in Gravity, a film he otherwise quite enjoyed.)
THE environment minister yesterday conceded that studies assessing the environmental impact of major projects are done by people with vested interests, which environmental groups said could lead to even sloppier studies compromising more sensible long-term sustainable development.
The striker took advantage of some casual defending - and even sloppier keeping by Kasper Schmeichel - to drive home his seventh goal of the season.
"Efficiency in other businesses is really rewarded, but in health care, the sloppier your business was, the more money you made.
Some 70% of adult (age 40 or older) children do not want their parents moving in with them but, if they had to choose, 67% would have their mother move in over their father, according to a survey commissioned by Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services, Baltimore, Md., since mom would help more with cooking, cleaning, and the kids, while dad has worse hygiene, is lazier and sloppier than mom, is more likely to say inappropriate things, and controls the TV more often.
And that has led to low morale, some loss of discipline, and sloppier performance, including the intentional violation of nuclear rules."
The 49ers couldn't have been sloppier in the first half, damaging their chances with penalties — including one on their first play that negated a 20-yard gain — poor tackling and turnovers.
"We think (this) will continue for a little while longer given that negative chart picture are also contributing to the sloppier tone," he said.