What does sloppiness mean?

Definitions for sloppiness
slop·pi·ness

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sloppiness.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wateriness, muddiness, sloppinessnoun

    the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

    "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"

  2. sloppiness, slovenliness, unkemptnessnoun

    a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

  3. carelessness, sloppinessnoun

    the quality of not being careful or taking pains

  4. mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppinessnoun

    falsely emotional in a maudlin way

Wiktionary

  1. sloppinessnoun

    The property of being sloppy.

  2. sloppinessnoun

    The result or product of being sloppy.

ChatGPT

  1. sloppiness

    Sloppiness is a lack of care, precision or attention to detail, often resulting in substandard work or output. It can refer to both physical actions, like messy handwriting or untidiness in personal appearance, and mental actions, like negligent mistakes or oversights.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sloppinessnoun

    the quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sloppiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sloppiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sloppiness in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the regulatory community in the UK, i did not mean to apply any sloppiness (to the UK regulatory process), even though it came out that way.

  2. Douglas Jones:

    They tend to be reporting sloppiness that's quite real. But it doesn't amount to a systematic deal. It amounts to people under high pressure, trying to get things done quickly and making mistakes.

  3. William Safire:

    Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy I don't know and I don't care.

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