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clumsy
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
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  1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
  2. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
  3. Gauche; inept:
amateurish
Characteristic of an amateur; not professional.
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  1. Characteristic of an amateur; not professional.
  2. Like an amateur; inexpert; unskillful
mediocre
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
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  1. Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
  2. Not good enough; inferior
slushy
Having the consistency of slush.
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  1. Having the consistency of slush.
  2. (Of a person) Soupy.
  3. Covered in slush.
splashy
Covered with splashes of color:
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  1. Covered with splashes of color:
  2. Covered or marked with splashes
  3. Liable to splash; wet, muddy, etc.
muddy
Not clear; cloudy, as with sediment:
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  1. Not clear; cloudy, as with sediment:
  2. Confused or vague:
  3. Lacking luster; dull:
disheveled
Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing.
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  1. Being in loose disarray; unkempt, as hair or clothing.
  2. Disarranged and untidy; tousled; rumpled
  3. Untidy or unkempt; messy
messy
Disorderly and dirty:
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  1. Disorderly and dirty:
  2. In, like, or characterized by a mess; untidy, disordered, dirty, etc.
  3. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness:
mussy
(Informal) Messy; disordered, untidy, rumpled, etc.
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  1. (Informal) Messy; disordered, untidy, rumpled, etc.
  2. Having been mussed, messy, rumpled.
slipshod
(Archaic) Wearing shoes with the heel worn down.
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  1. (Archaic) Wearing shoes with the heel worn down.
  2. Careless, as in appearance or workmanship
  3. Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
slovenly
Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
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  1. Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
  2. Careless in appearance, habits, work, etc.; untidy; slipshod
  3. Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
unkempt
Tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed
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  1. Tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed
  2. Not combed:
  3. Not tidy or neat; messy
untidy
Disorderly and unorganized:
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  1. Disorderly and unorganized:
  2. Not tidy; not neat or in good order; slovenly; messy
  3. Not neat and tidy; sloppy.
careless
Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless:
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  1. Unconcerned or indifferent; heedless:
  2. Marked by or resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness:
  3. Done or made without enough attention, precision, etc.; not painstaking or thorough
messy
Disorderly and dirty:
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  1. Disorderly and dirty:
  2. In, like, or characterized by a mess; untidy, disordered, dirty, etc.
  3. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness:
slapdash
Hasty and careless, as in execution:
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  1. Hasty and careless, as in execution:
  2. Done hastily; haphazard; careless.
  3. Hasty, careless, impetuous, etc.
slipshod
Careless, as in appearance or workmanship
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  1. Careless, as in appearance or workmanship
  2. Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
  3. Careless or negligent:
slovenly
Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
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  1. Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod:
  2. Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
  3. Careless in appearance, habits, work, etc.; untidy; slipshod
untidy
Disorderly and unorganized:
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  1. Disorderly and unorganized:
  2. Not neat and tidy; sloppy.
  3. Not tidy; not neat or in good order; slovenly; messy
bathetic
Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
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  1. Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
gushy
Given to or characterized by gush; effusive
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  1. Given to or characterized by gush; effusive
  2. Marked by excessive displays of sentiment or enthusiasm.
  3. Characteristic of a speech conducted in an effusive manner, and often pronounced with exceeding emotion.
maudlin
Foolishly and tearfully or weakly sentimental
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  1. Foolishly and tearfully or weakly sentimental
  2. Tearfully sentimental from too much liquor
  3. Effusively sad or full of self-pity; extremely sentimental:
mawkish
So weakly or insipidly sentimental as to be sickening
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  1. So weakly or insipidly sentimental as to be sickening
  2. Excessively and objectionably sentimental.
  3. Having a sweet, weak, sickening taste; insipid or nauseating
romantic
Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. [from 18th c.]
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  1. Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. [from 18th c.]
  2. Imaginative but impractical; visionary:
  3. Having, showing, expressive of, or conducive to feelings of love or romance:
sentimental
Influenced more by emotion than by reason; acting from feeling rather than from practical motives
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  1. Influenced more by emotion than by reason; acting from feeling rather than from practical motives
  2. Having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, as in aesthetic expression
  3. Romantic
slushy
Having the consistency of slush.
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  1. Having the consistency of slush.
  2. Covered in slush.
  3. (Of a person) Soupy.
soft
Easily molded, cut, or worked:
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  1. Easily molded, cut, or worked:
  2. Not stern; lenient:
  3. Voiced and weakly articulated:
gooey
Sticky and sweet
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  1. Sticky and sweet
  2. Overly sentimental
  3. Soft, sticky and viscous
mushy
Resembling mush in consistency or firmness; soft:
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  1. Resembling mush in consistency or firmness; soft:
  2. Like mush; thick, soft, and yielding
  3. Excessively tender or romantic; sentimental.
soupy
Quite foggy
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  1. Quite foggy
  2. Having the appearance or consistency of soup.
  3. Watery like soup
drippy
Characterized by dripping water, rain, etc.
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  1. Characterized by dripping water, rain, etc.
  2. Mawkishly sentimental:
  3. (Slang) Overly sentimental, stupid, etc.
sappy
(Slang) Silly or foolish.
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  1. (Slang) Silly or foolish.
  2. (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
  3. (Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
tear-jerking
(Informal) Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
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  1. (Informal) Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
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  • Too late and they'd be sloppy drunk.

  • Later, we complained about Janet's sloppy cleaning when we found traces of mud in an unused room.

  • The warm wind assisted the sun in melting the snow and most of it was already gone, leaving a trail of sloppy mud to the barn.

  • She wasn.t expecting his ministrations—however rough and sloppy they were—or his mouthing off to Kris.

  • Monster design is somewhat sloppy towards the end as you encounter the same exact mobs you killed as a lower level grunt, only now they're a different color and bigger.

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