messy
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adjective \ˈme-sē\mess·i·ermess·i·est
Definition of MESSY
1
: marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy <a messy room>
3
: extremely unpleasant or trying <messy lawsuits>
— mess·i·ly \ˈme-sə-lē\ adverb
— mess·i·ness \ˈme-sē-nəs\ noun
See Examples of MESSY
- Painting a room can be messy work.
- Some kinds of glue are messier than others.
- a delicious but messy sandwich
First Known Use of MESSY
1843
Related to MESSY
- Synonyms
- chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, topsy-turvy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, untidy, upside-down, at sixes and sevens, out of joint
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