adj · name · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ˈslɒ.pi/
US:/ˈslɑ.pi/
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rhymes with -ɒpi
homophone: Sloppy
CMU ARPABET:S L AA1 P IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Composed of or covered in slop; very wet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Careless, messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a sloppy floor
a sloppy saucer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English *sloppe Middle English *sloppe? English slop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sloppy From slop + -y.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
кален
(kalen)
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Bulgarian:
пълен с локви
(pǎlen s lokvi)
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Catalan:
amarat
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Czech:
zablácený
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Czech:
rozbředlý
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Czech:
mokrý
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Finnish:
vetinen
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Finnish:
vetelä
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Finnish:
juokseva
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Finnish:
märkä
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
French:
mouillé
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
French:
trop liquide
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
German:
nass
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
German:
klitschnass
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Italian:
lordo
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Italian:
inzuppato
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Macedonian:
мо́кар
(mókar)
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Macedonian:
ка́шест
(kášest)
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Māori:
kūrarirari
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Russian:
мо́крый
(mókryj)
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Russian:
сля́котный
(sljákotnyj)
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Ukrainian:
мо́крий
(mókryj)
— very wet; covered in or composed of slop
Azerbaijani:
səhlənkar
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Bulgarian:
недоизкусурен
(nedoizkusuren)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Bulgarian:
немарлив
(nemarliv)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Catalan:
matusser
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Catalan:
bast
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Catalan:
desmanegat
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Catalan:
potiner
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Chinese Mandarin:
吊兒郎當 /吊儿郎当
(diàorlàngdàng)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Czech:
nepořádný
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Czech:
ledabylý
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Czech:
nedbalý
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Czech:
lajdácký
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Czech:
odbytý
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Danish:
sjusket
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Dutch:
slordig
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Finnish:
huolimaton
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Finnish:
hutiloitu
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Finnish:
kehno
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
French:
bâclé
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
French:
négligé
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Georgian:
დაუდევარი
(daudevari)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Georgian:
მოუწესრიგებელი
(mouc̣esrigebeli)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
German:
schlampig
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
German:
salopp
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Irish:
liobarnach
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Italian:
sciatto
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Italian:
trascurato
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Italian:
negletto
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Japanese:
ぐちゃぐちゃ
(guchagucha)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Japanese:
ずさんな
(zusan na)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Japanese:
だらしない
(darashinai)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Macedonian:
неу́реден
(neúreden)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Macedonian:
не́брежен
(nébrežen)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Macedonian:
невнима́телен
(nevnimátelen)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Macedonian:
ра́спуштен
(ráspušten)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Māori:
hakuhakutai
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Māori:
hakirara
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Persian:
شلخته
(šelaxte)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Plautdietsch:
pukjrich
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Polish:
niechlujny
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Portuguese:
desleixado
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Russian:
неря́шливый
(nerjášlivyj)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Russian:
небре́жный
(nebréžnyj)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Russian:
неаккура́тный
(neakkurátnyj)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Spanish:
desprolijo
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Spanish:
chapucero
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Swedish:
slarvig
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Ottoman Turkish:
كوشك
(gevşek)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Ukrainian:
неоха́йний
(neoxájnyj)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Ukrainian:
недба́лий
(nedbályj)
— messy; not neat, elegant, or careful
Bulgarian:
небрежен
(nebrežen)
— imprecise or loose
Czech:
odbytý
— imprecise or loose
Czech:
lajdácký
— imprecise or loose
Czech:
nedbalý
— imprecise or loose
Czech:
nepřesný
— imprecise or loose
Finnish:
epätarkka
— imprecise or loose
Finnish:
väljä
— imprecise or loose
French:
lâche
— imprecise or loose
French:
large
— imprecise or loose
French:
ample
— imprecise or loose
German:
salopp
— imprecise or loose
Hungarian:
hanyag
— imprecise or loose
Hungarian:
felületes
— imprecise or loose
Italian:
abborracciato
— imprecise or loose
Italian:
approssimativo
— imprecise or loose
Italian:
maccheronico
— imprecise or loose
Macedonian:
сло́боден
(slóboden)
— imprecise or loose
Macedonian:
не́брежен
(nébrežen)
— imprecise or loose
Māori:
pakirara
— imprecise or loose
Māori:
hakirara
— imprecise or loose
Māori:
hakurara
— imprecise or loose
Plautdietsch:
schlopmetzich
— imprecise or loose
Russian:
свобо́дный
(svobódnyj)
— imprecise or loose
Spanish:
pigre
— imprecise or loose
Spanish:
desidioso
— imprecise or loose
Swedish:
slapp
— imprecise or loose
Ottoman Turkish:
كوشك
(gevşek)
— imprecise or loose