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Sloppy vs Fussy - What's the difference?

sloppy | fussy |

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)
  • Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
  • The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
  • Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
  • The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
  • Imprecise or loose.
  • A sloppy''' measurement''; ''a '''sloppy fit!

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    Derived terms

    * sloppiness

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    fussy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Anxious or particular about petty details.
  • *
  • *: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).
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    See also

    * pedantic * picky