Difference between Loose and Sloppy

What is the difference between Loose and Sloppy?

Loose as an adjective is not fixed in place tightly or firmly while Sloppy as an adjective is very wet; covered in or composed of slop

Loose

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: begin shooting; release your arrows

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To let loose, to free from restraints. To unfasten, to loosen. To make less tight, to loosen. Of a grip or hold, to let go. to shoot (an arrow)

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not fixed in place tightly or firmly Not held or packaged together Not bound or tethered or leashed Not fitting closely Not compact relaxed indiscreet promiscuous

Example sentence: Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.

Sloppy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: very wet; covered in or composed of slopmessy; not neat, elegant, or carefulimprecise or loose

Example sentence: I'm a fairly fast, but sloppy writer, so I'm a big fan of re-writing, and re-writing again.

We hope you now know whether to use Loose or Sloppy in your sentence.

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