Sloppy vs Fussy - What's the difference?
sloppy | fussy |
Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
Imprecise or loose.
Anxious or particular about petty details.
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*:It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy .
Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be ill-tempered (especially of babies).
As adjectives the difference between sloppy and fussy
is that sloppy is very wet; covered in or composed of slop while fussy is anxious or particular about petty details.sloppy
English
Adjective
(er)- The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
- The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
- A sloppy''' measurement''; ''a '''sloppy fit!