sloppiness

2 definitions found

sloppiness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sloppiness \Slop"pi*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.
     [1913 Webster]

sloppiness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sloppiness
      n 1: 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"
           [syn: wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness]
      2: a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for [syn:
         sloppiness, slovenliness, unkemptness]
      3: the quality of not being careful or taking pains [syn:
         carelessness, sloppiness] [ant: carefulness]
      4: falsely emotional in a maudlin way [syn: mawkishness,
         sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness,
         sloppiness]