sloppiness
The property of being sloppyThe property of being sloppy.
» I won't tolerate any sloppiness.
Ich werde keine Schlamperei dulden.
Я ни в коей мере не потерплю неряшливость.
Я ни в коей мере не потерплю небрежность.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The property of being sloppy.
(countable)The result or product of being sloppy.
- a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
- the quality of not being careful or taking pains
- the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
- falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Examples
6 sentencesI won't tolerate any sloppiness.
ruЯ ни в коей мере не потерплю неряшливость.
deIch werde keine Schlamperei dulden.
My artisan pride cannot tolerate such sloppiness.
deMein Künstlerstolz kann eine solche Nachlässigkeit nicht tolerieren.
Tradition is only an excuse for sloppiness.
deTradition is nur eine Ausrede für Schlamperei.
My mother got after me for my sloppiness.
Performance and responsibility are not in their vocabulary; sloppiness comes as standard.
deLeistung und Verantwortung gelten als Fremdwörter, Schlamperei ist Standard.
Forms
plural: sloppinesses| Singular | sloppiness |
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regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for:slovenlinessunkemptness
- the quality of not being careful or taking pains:carelessness
- the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water:waterinessmuddiness
- falsely emotional in a maudlin way:mawkishnesssentimentalitydrippinessmushinesssoupiness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable