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Sloppiness

noun

The wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water. Synonyms: muddiness, wateriness. "The water's muddiness made it undrinkable" , "The sloppiness of a rainy November day"

A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for. Synonyms: slovenliness, unkemptness.

The quality of not being careful or taking pains. Synonym: carelessness.

Falsely emotional in a maudlin way. Synonyms: drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, soupiness.

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"Sloppiness" Quotes from Famous Books

... marched by him, he snapped a salute. Watching them closely he tried to find two men who were in step with each other or one man who had his rifle at the right angle. Unable to find either, he stood there conscious of failure; failure which went beyond mere military precision however. Sloppiness at review could have been overlooked if he had been able to find that the Narakans had any ability as fighting men but after a year of training they seemed almost as hopeless as they had at first. It wasn't that they were ...

— Narakan Rifles, About Face! • Jan Smith

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