sloppily
In careless fashion
Sloppily is doing something in a careless, messy, or imprecise way.
A sloppily written report has errors and unclear thinking.
Someone sloppily dressed looks unkempt.
He sloppily tossed his clothes on the floor.
The word suggests a lack of attention or effort that shows in the result.
In a messy manner
- grubbilyIn a dirty way
- grimilyIn a dirty way
- slovenlyUntidy and careless
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
muddily · smeared · splattered · stained · rumpled · bedraggled · scruffily · shabbily
With culpable inattention
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- inattentivelyWithout mental focus
unmindfully · perfunctorily · remissly · slipshod · neglectfully · imprudently · irresponsibly · hastily
Without being tight
- inexactlyWithout full accuracy
- inaccuratelyIn an erroneous manner
- vaguelyIn unclear fashion
- approximatelyClose but not exact
roughly · fuzzily · sketchily · superficially · shoddily · amateurishly · crudely · poorly
Without deliberate selection
- unsystematicallyWithout organized method
- unmethodicallyWithout organized approach
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- chaoticallyIn complete disorder
aimlessly · hit-or-miss · helter-skelter · pell-mell · hodgepodge · higgledy-piggledy · willy-nilly · all over the place
untidily
In a messy manner
disheveled · muddily · smeared · splattered · stained · rumpled · bedraggled · scruffily · shabbily · dirtily
negligently
With culpable inattention
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
inattentively · unmindfully · perfunctorily · remissly · slipshod · neglectfully · imprudently · irresponsibly · hastily · cursorily
loosely
Without being tight
- inexactlyWithout full accuracy
- inaccuratelyIn an erroneous manner
- vaguelyIn unclear fashion
approximately · roughly · fuzzily · sketchily · superficially · shoddily · amateurishly · crudely · poorly · badly
randomly
Without deliberate selection
- unsystematicallyWithout organized method
- unmethodicallyWithout organized approach
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
chaotically · aimlessly · hit-or-miss · helter-skelter · pell-mell · hodgepodge · higgledy-piggledy · willy-nilly · all over the place · every which way
sloppilyneatly
In orderly manner
tidily · orderly · immaculately · spotlessly · cleanly
sloppilymeticulously
With extreme care
carefully · precisely · fastidiously · painstakingly · scrupulously