Sloppy vs. Wet — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sloppy and Wet
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Sloppy
Careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
We gave away a goal through sloppy defending
Wet
Covered or saturated with water or another liquid
She followed, slipping on the wet rock
Sloppy
(of a garment) casual and loose-fitting
She wore a sloppy sweater and jeans
Wet
Showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble
They thought the cadets were a bit wet
Sloppy
(of semi-fluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery
Do not make the concrete too sloppy
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Wet
(of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink.
Sloppy
(of literature or behaviour) weakly or foolishly sentimental
Lovers of sloppy romance
Wet
Cover or touch with liquid; moisten
He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages
Sloppy
Marked by or given to a lack of neatness or order; untidy
A sloppy room.
A sloppy roommate.
Wet
Liquid that makes something damp
I could feel the wet of his tears
Sloppy
Showing or in the habit of using little care or attention
Sloppy use of language.
A sloppy researcher.
Wet
A person lacking forcefulness or strength of character
There are sorts who look like gangsters and sorts who look like wets
Sloppy
(Informal) Oversentimental; gushy
A sloppy love letter.
Wet
A person opposed to the prohibition of alcohol.
Sloppy
Of, resembling, or covered with slop; muddy or slushy
Sloppy ground.
Wet
Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water
A wet towel.
Sloppy
Watery and unappetizing
A sloppy stew.
Wet
Not yet dry or firm
Wet paint.
Sloppy
Spotted or splashed with liquid.
Wet
Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids.
Sloppy
Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
Wet
Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents
Wet chemistry.
Sloppy
Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
Wet
Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them
A wet lab.
Sloppy
Imprecise or loose.
A sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit
Wet
Rainy, humid, or foggy
Wet weather.
Sloppy
Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road.
Wet
Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation
A wet climate.
Sloppy
Lacking neatness or order;
A sloppy room
Sloppy habits
Wet
(Informal) Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages
A wet county.
Sloppy
Marked by great carelessness;
A most haphazard system of record keeping
Slapdash work
Slipshod spelling
Sloppy workmanship
Wet
Something that wets; moisture.
Wet
Rainy or snowy weather
Go out into the wet.
Wet
(Informal) One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Wet
To make wet; dampen
Wet a sponge.
Wet
To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.
Wet
To become wet.
Wet
To urinate.
Wet
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Water is wet.
Wet
Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
The baby is wet and needs its nappy changed.
Wet
Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
Wet
Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.
Wet
Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
Wet
Of weather or a time period: rainy.
It’s going to be wet tomorrow.
Wet
(aviation) Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
This fighter jet's engine is rated for a maximum wet thrust of 450 kilonewtons, more than twice its max dry thrust, but the afterburner eats up a huge amount of fuel.
Wet
(slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.
Wet
Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
He got me all wet.
Wet
Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
Don’t be so wet.
Wet
(retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.
Wet
Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
Wet
Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
Wet
(chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
The wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed
Wet
Involving assassination or "wet work".
A wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff
Wet
Of a Quaker: liberal with respect to religious observance.
Wet
Liquid or moisture.
Wet
Rainy weather.
Don't go out in the wet.
Wet
(Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)
Wet
A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
Wet
(colloquial) An alcoholic drink.
Wet
One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
Wet
A tyre for use in wet weather.
Wet
A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.
Wet
(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
Wet
(transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
She was laughing so hard she wet her pants.
Wet
(intransitive) To make or become wet.
Wet
To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
Wet
To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
To wet the baby's head
Wet
Misspelling of whet
Wet
To kill or seriously injure.
Wet
Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.
Wet
Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season.
Wet
Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed.
Wet
Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
Wet
Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.
Have here a cloth and wipe away the wet.
Now the sun, with more effectual beams,Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wetFrom drooping plant.
Wet
Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.
Wet
A dram; a drink.
Wet
To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth.
Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
Wet
Wetness caused by water;
Drops of wet gleamed on the window
Wet
Cause to become wet;
Wet your face
Wet
Make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating;
This eight year old boy still wets his bed
Wet
Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water;
A wet bathing suit
Wet sidewalks
Wet paint
Wet weather
Wet
Supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages;
A wet candidate running on a wet platform
A wet county
Wet
Producing or secreting milk;
A wet nurse
A wet cow
Lactating cows
Wet
Consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor;
A wet cargo
A wet canteen
Wet
Very drunk
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