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Forgetful vs Sloppy - What's the difference?

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Forgetful is a related term of sloppy.


As adjectives the difference between forgetful and sloppy

is that forgetful is unable to remember things well; liable to forget while sloppy is very wet; covered in or composed of slop.

forgetful

English

Alternative forms

* forgetfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
  • (math) Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.
  • a forgetful''' mapping; a '''forgetful function

    Derived terms

    * forgetfully * forgetfulness

    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!

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * sloppiness

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