sloppy

Preposition: at

time: We were the better team by far and tho we were let down by being sloppy at times we were always in control.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

get: You realize watching him that you can get a bit sloppy in your habits with the horses.

Modifies a noun

• fielding: Both batsman rode their luck and benefited from some sloppy fielding, Hume surviving the drop of the century in the gully.
• slipper: Over 65s in the area are invited to exchange their old sloppy slippers for new ones - FREE - supplied by North Devon PCT.
• kiss: Don't wake Dad with a wet sloppy kiss.
• passing: He intercepted some sloppy passing among the Everton defense and tucked a shot away underneath Gerrard.
• journalism: Its sloppy accountancy, I would hate to say sloppy journalism.
• thinking: Much of his analysis show signs of sloppy thinking.

Modifying Another Word

• pretty: I'd say he got pretty sloppy in his old age.
• rather: That seems rather sloppy, don't you think?
• too: He said: " The players have to know I will not stand for things being too sloppy for too long.
• very: The whole place was very sloppy from the rain which had fallen through the night.
• little: They were fast, fun and a little sloppy.
• so: Such spots are often your code's way of telling you not to be quite so sloppy, but the pain still exists.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: That seems rather sloppy, don't you think?
• get: I'd say he got pretty sloppy in his old age.
• become: There can be a problem with the cheap original wipers whereby the fitment becomes sloppy in the U holder of the arm.
• look: P Come on Daniel, give me all the information or it looks sloppy.
• feel: Some designs use rather small universal joints, some of which feel sloppy even before they've started wearing out.
• sound: The effect you're aiming at is a babble, but make sure everyone pronounces their own words clearly or it just sounds sloppy.