sloppiness

1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room.

2. Marked by a lack of care or precision; slipshod: sloppy use of language.

3. Informal Oversentimental; gushy.

4. Of, resembling, or covered with slop; muddy or slushy: sloppy ground.

5. Watery and unappetizing: a sloppy stew.

6. Spotted or splashed with liquid.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention. Sloppy evokes the idea of careless spilling, spotting, or splashing; it suggests slackness, untidiness, or diffuseness: a sloppy kitchen; sloppy dress. "I do not see how the sloppiest reasoner can evade that" (H.G. Wells).
Slovenly implies habitual negligence and a lack of system or thoroughness: a slovenly appearance; slovenly inaccuracies.
Unkempt stresses dishevelment resulting from a neglectful lack of proper maintenance: "an unwashed brow, an unkempt head of hair" (Sir Walter Scott).
Slipshod suggests inattention to detail and a general absence of meticulousness: "the new owners' camp . . . a slipshod and slovenly affair, tent half stretched, dishes unwashed" (Jack London).