📝 Messy or careless 💖 Too emotional 🌧️ Wet and soft

sloppy

22 3.7

Too emotional in a way that seems not sincere

adjective
/ˈslɑːpi/

: sensiblero

The movie was filled with sloppy emotional scenes that felt exaggerated.

Examples

"Yeah, right," she said, and planted a wet, sloppy kiss on the side of his face.

Fiction book (1994)
Many intellectuals and scholars of colonialism denounced the manifesto's logic as sloppy and inaccurate.

Academic text (2006)
Retirement has made you sloppy and soft.

Firestarter (2022)
- The accounting is sloppy, Ben, and sloppy accounting leads to concern.

Lansky (2021)
I think so I am, I'm kind of concerned with their sloppy use of the notion of democracy.
"Is it done?" she muttered, her voice sloppy and slow.

Fiction book (1994)
From my perspective, you're getting a little sloppy.

Hit Man (2024)
That's pretty sloppy for a so-called professional.

The Hit List (2011)
Picard assumes, since "reality" to him is self-evident, that sloppy language indicates sloppy thinking.

Academic text (2001)
He gave her a sloppy compliment that didn't feel sincere.

Synonyms

sentimental

vssloppy

165 4.5

Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional

is more abnormal and lacks subtlety while often feeling insincere rather than tender

cheesy

vssloppy

Informal

56 4.6

Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card

is more about abnormal sentiment lacking subtlety rather than mere bad taste

mushy

vssloppy

Informal

27 4.3

Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake

is more abnormal and lacks subtlety rather than simply soft emotion

sappy

vssloppy

Offensive

23 7.0

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more about abnormal sentiment that lacks subtlety and nuance

maudlin

vssloppy

8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is more about abnormal sentiment lacking subtlety rather than heartfelt feeling

gushy

vssloppy

6 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

is more about abnormal sentiment that specifically lacks subtlety and feels insincere

overemotional

vssloppy

3 5.0

Showing too much feeling for the situation

is more about excessive sentiment that also feels insincere and lacks subtlety

schmaltzy

vssloppy

Informal

2 8.7

Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly

is more defined by lacking subtlety and abnormal sentiment than sincere warmth

drippy

vssloppy

Offensive

1 7.9

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more marked by lack of subtlety and insincere feeling than mere embarrassment

soppy

vssloppy

1 5.8

Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly

is more characterized by lack of subtlety and abnormal sentiment

slushy

vssloppy

1 5.4

Overly sentimental and emotional in a way that seems false

is more about abnormal sentiment without subtlety rather than shallow sweetness

schmalzy

vssloppy

Informal

8.9

Being very emotional in a way that feels fake

is about excessive emotion that lacks subtlety rather than controlled feeling

soupy

vssloppy

Literature

6.8

Being too emotional in a cheap, false way

is more about broad abnormal sentiment lacking subtlety beyond artistic examples

slobbery

vssloppy

Informal

4.9

Too sentimental and not sincere

is more defined by lacking subtlety and abnormal emotional tone rather than drama

goopy

vssloppy

Informal

7.6

Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake

is more about excessive emotion that lacks subtlety rather than just sickliness

gloppy

vssloppy

Informal

8.3

Too sweet and emotional so it feels false

is more about abnormal sentiment lacking subtlety rather than mere sweetness

too soppy

vssloppy

7.5

Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake

is more about abnormal sentiment lacking subtlety rather than only sweet tone

overly sugary

vssloppy

3.7

Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional

is more focused on abnormal emotional display that lacks subtlety and feels false

spoony

vssloppy

Offensive

9.9

Showing too much love in a silly, naive way

is more general abnormal sentiment lacking subtlety beyond romantic naivety

Antonyms

subtle

276 6.0

Not easy to notice or understand because it is small

reserved

3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

Compounds

Sloppy Joe

6 3.0

A sandwich with ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato sauce on a bun

How Sentimental

mawkish

2 9.4

sloppy

22 3.7

sentimental

165 4.5

warm

280 1.0

restrained

5.3

Surface Forms

sloppy positive

sloppier comparative

sloppiest superlative

Morphology

sloppy = slop (semi-transparent) = slop + y

Formally 'slop' + '-y' is clear, but the meaning 'excessively sentimental' is a metaphorical extension not directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the emotional meaning of sloppy is to imagine feelings like slop that spill over, with -y meaning 'full of'. That's why a sloppy letter or movie feels too emotional or not sincere.