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sloppilyin a careless, untidy, or messy manner

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a careless, untidy, or messy manner

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈslɑːpɪli/

Korean meaning: 부주의하게, 지저분하게, 대충

Korean pronunciation: **슬라**삐리

Example Sentences

  • The chef sloppily threw ingredients together, creating a disaster that even the dog refused to eat.
  • She always submits her reports sloppily, which affects her performance evaluation.
  • He sloppily assembled the furniture, and now his chair has three legs and an attitude problem.

sloppily

ADVERB

//ˈslɑːpɪli//

in a careless, untidy, or messy manner

sloppily concept
💡 Concept

a cook hurriedly prepares a dish while sauce drips everywhere and ingredients scatter across the counter. Food spills onto the floor as the cook moves without paying attention to cleanliness. The cutting board is covered with vegetable scraps and the stovetop has splattered grease marks. Sauce stains spread across the cook's apron and hands as they work carelessly. Other kitchen staff look concerned as they notice the growing mess around the workspace. A waiter approaching the kitchen counter shows a worried expression seeing the disorganized food preparation. someone working in a careless, untidy, and messy manner

sloppily rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Cut sloppily, move choppily, leaves fall floppily!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈslɑːpɪli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈslɒpɪli/

🌳Etymology

Rootsloppy
Suffix--ly

Origin

14세기 중세영어 'slop'(진흙탕, 더러운 물)에서 유래. 원래 액체가 넘쳐흐르는 모습에서 '지저분한' 의미로 확장되었고, 결국 '부주의한 행동'을 나타내게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

stoppilychoppilyfloppily
stoppily
choppily
floppily

🔗Collocations

dress sloppily
work sloppily
write sloppily
eat sloppily
paint sloppily

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The chef sloppily threw ingredients together, creating a disaster that even the dog refused to eat.

She always submits her reports sloppily, which affects her performance evaluation.

😄 Fun example

He sloppily assembled the furniture, and now his chair has three legs and an attitude problem.

The student sloppily copied notes and couldn't understand them later.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

carelesslymessilyuntidilyhastilynegligently

Antonyms

carefullyneatlyprecisely

Related

sloppysloppinesscarelessmessyuntidy

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