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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /desˈkwi.ðo/
"El informe fue rechazado por su evidente descuido."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Quality of being careless, untidy, or lacking neatness.
"The report was rejected due to its obvious sloppiness and numerous factual errors." - 2
State of being overly wet, slushy, or muddy.
"They had to navigate the sloppiness of the melting snow on the trail."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'sloppy', which stems from 'slop' (meaning muddy or wet waste, dating from the late 15th century). The suffix '-ness' is of Old English origin, added to form abstract nouns denoting a state or quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sloppiness" is said worldwide
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laxisme
Transliteration: /lak.sizm/
"Le manque de rigueur a conduit à un véritable laxisme dans l'entreprise."
Schlampigkeit
Transliteration: /ˈʃlampɪçkaɪ̯t/
"Seine Schlampigkeit bei der Arbeit führte zu großen Problemen."
sciatteria
Transliteration: /ʃat.teˈri.a/
"Non posso tollerare una tale sciatteria nei documenti ufficiali."
descuido
Transliteration: /desˈkwi.ðo/
"El informe fue rechazado por su evidente descuido."
desleixo
Transliteration: /dezˈlej.ʃu/
"O projeto falhou devido ao desleixo da equipe."
लापरवाही
Transliteration: laparvahi
"उसके काम में बहुत लापरवाही थी।"
马虎
Transliteration: mǎhǔ
"这份报告因为太马虎而被退回了。"
부주의
Transliteration: bujeui
"그의 업무 태도에는 부주의가 너무 많았다."
ずぼら
Transliteration: zubora
"彼の仕事のずぼらさが問題視された。"
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