Friday, April 16, 2010

The Word of the Day, Installment 2

slop·py

[slop-ee]
–adjective,-pi·er, -pi·est.

1. muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
2. splashed or soiled with liquid.
3. careless; loose: sloppy writing.
4. untidy; slovenly: sloppy clothes; a sloppy eater.
5. overly emotional; gushy: sloppy sentimentality.
6. (of food or drink) prepared or served in an unappetizing way.
7. (of clothes) loose-fitting; baggy: a big, sloppy sweater.
8. (of the surface of a racetrack) wet from a recent or continuing heavy rain and containing puddles and mud still too thin and watery to be sticky.

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