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slop·py / ˈsläpē/ • adj. (slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est) 1. (of semifluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery and disagreeable or unsatisfactory: do not make the concrete too sloppy.2. careless and unsystematic; excessively casual: your speech has always been sloppy. ∎  (of a garment) casual and loose-fitting: wearing a sloppy sweater and jeans.3. (of literature or behavior) weakly or foolishly sentimental: lovers of sloppy romance.DERIVATIVES: slop·pi·ly / ˈsläpəlē/ adv.slop·pi·ness n.

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