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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water;
- Example: "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"
- Example: "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"
- Example: "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]

4. falsely emotional in a maudlin way;
[syn: mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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