sloppy
/ˈslɒpi/adjective
उच्चारण स्लॉपी
लापरवाही से किया गया, बेतरतीब
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
- 1
done without care and effort
लापरवाही से किया गया, बेतरतीब
- sloppy work
- His handwriting is sloppy.
- Sloppy spelling will cost you marks in the exam.
+ 2 more examples
- The report was full of sloppy mistakes.
- The painter did a sloppy job and left paint on the floor.
Synonyms careless slapdash slipshod untidy messy
Opposite careful meticulous neat painstaking
- 2
(of clothes) loose and without much shape
(कपड़े) ढीले-ढाले
- a sloppy sweater
- He came to the interview in a sloppy shirt that looked two sizes too big.
- He wore a sloppy old T-shirt around the house.
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- Her sloppy jumper hung down to her knees.
- I like sloppy clothes at home but not in the office.
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informal
showing too much emotion in a way that is silly
(बोलचाल में) अतिभावुक
- a sloppy love story
- I dislike sloppy songs full of tears and sighs.
- The film turned out to be a sloppy drama full of tears.
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- He wrote a sloppy poem about love.
- She dislikes the sloppy sentiment of such stories.
Synonyms sentimental mawkish soppy schmaltzy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
sloppy + noun
Before a noun, sloppy means done without care: sloppy work, sloppy handwriting, a sloppy mistake.
Noun से पहले 'sloppy' का अर्थ बिना ध्यान के किया गया होता है: sloppy work, sloppy handwriting, sloppy mistake।
- The examiner lost marks for sloppy handwriting.
- A sloppy mistake cost him the first rank.
be sloppy about / with / in sth
Use about, with or in to say what someone is careless about; be careful not to use at here.
कोई किस बात में लापरवाह है, यह बताने के लिए 'about', 'with' या 'in' आता है; यहाँ 'at' न लिखें।
- Radhika is never sloppy about her notes.
- He is sloppy with his spelling.
sloppy clothes
In clothing, sloppy means loose and without much shape, usually comfortable rather than smart.
कपड़ों के संदर्भ में 'sloppy' का अर्थ ढीला और बिना आकार का है, जो प्रायः सुविधाजनक होता है, सजीला नहीं।
- He wore a sloppy old sweater to the library.
sloppy (feelings)
Describing a film, song or letter, sloppy means too sentimental in a silly way; this is informal and critical.
फ़िल्म, गीत या पत्र के लिए 'sloppy' का अर्थ मूर्खता की हद तक भावुक है; यह अनौपचारिक और आलोचनात्मक है।
- The film was so sloppy that half the audience laughed.
sloppily (adverb) / sloppiness (noun)
After a verb the adverb sloppily is needed; the noun is sloppiness.
Verb के बाद adverb 'sloppily' चाहिए; noun 'sloppiness' है।
- The report was written sloppily, and its sloppiness annoyed the manager.
+Collocations 4
sloppy + noun
workhandwritingmistakethinkinglanguage
- Sloppy thinking leads to wrong answers in logical reasoning.
adverb + sloppy
veryratherextremelya bitfar too
- The accounts were far too sloppy for the auditors.
verb + sloppy
getbecomelookbegrow
- He became sloppy about deadlines after his promotion.
sloppy + clothes / food
sweaterT-shirtjoekisses
- She sat at home in a sloppy old T-shirt.
“More examples 5
- The clerk's sloppy filing made it hard to find the papers.
क्लर्क की लापरवाह फ़ाइलिंग के कारण कागज़ात ढूँढना कठिन हो गया।
- Radhika tidied her sloppy notes before the test.
राधिका ने परीक्षा से पहले अपने बेतरतीब नोट्स व्यवस्थित किए।
- He is clever, but he gets sloppy when he is tired.
वह होशियार है, पर थकने पर लापरवाह हो जाता है।
- The sloppy wiring caused the fire in the old building.
लापरवाही से की गई वायरिंग से पुरानी इमारत में आग लगी।
- The speech was full of sloppy phrases and unclear ideas.
भाषण लापरवाह वाक्यांशों और अस्पष्ट विचारों से भरा था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He did the work sloppy and lost marks.
✓ He did the work sloppily and lost marks.
An adverb is needed to describe how the work was done.
काम कैसे किया गया, यह बताने के लिए adverb चाहिए।
✗ The floor was sloppy after rain, so he fell.
✓ The floor was slippery after rain, so he fell.
A surface that makes you slide is slippery; sloppy means careless.
जिस सतह पर फिसला जाए वह 'slippery' है; 'sloppy' का अर्थ लापरवाह है।
✗ His writing is more sloppier than mine.
✓ His writing is sloppier than mine.
Do not combine more with the -er ending.
-er वाले रूप के साथ 'more' नहीं लगाया जाता।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
slop·py
?Which word?
Keep the careless words together: sloppy, slapdash (done too quickly), slipshod (careless and badly organized), slovenly (untidy and dirty), perfunctory (done without interest).
लापरवाही के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sloppy, slapdash (बहुत जल्दी में किया गया), slipshod (लापरवाह और अव्यवस्थित), slovenly (गंदा और अस्त-व्यस्त), perfunctory (बिना रुचि के किया गया)।