sloppy
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| 1. | (esp of ground conditions, etc) wet; slushy |
| 2. | informal careless; untidy |
| 3. | informal mawkishly sentimental |
| 4. | (of food or drink) watery and unappetizing |
| 5. | splashed with slops |
| 6. | (of clothes) loose; baggy |
| 'sloppily | |
| —adv | |
| 'sloppiness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sloppy
1727, "muddy," from slop (q.v.). Meaning "loose, ill-fitting" is first recorded 1825, influenced by slop "loose outer garment" (1376), which is probably from M.Du. slop. Hence, also, slop-shop (1723). Sloppy Joe was originally "loose-fitting sweater worn by girls" (1942); as
a name for a kind of spiced hamburger, it is attested from 1961.
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Example sentences
Certain booth behavior looks sloppy and conveys that you're not interested in your customers.
Defining the question in absolute terms does little other than identify the questioner as a sloppy thinker.
Old hierarchies remained in place, as did a habit of sloppy diversification.
If so, this might account for the sloppy radioactive smears and contamination of third parties.
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