from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]