messy
characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
causing a mess: a messy recipe; messy work.
embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant: a messy political situation.
characterized by moral or psychological confusion.
Origin of messy
1Other words from messy
- mess·i·ness, noun
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How to use messy in a sentence
Even the messiest, most obstreperous books are reduced to a litany of bullet points, or a single bullet point.
Ken Kesey’s Wars: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” at 50 | Nathaniel Rich | July 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe insists on taking on the messiest and most important questions of human existence.
But perhaps the messiest root cause of violence in the DRC is the mining trade itself.
I don't mind shooting other people's troubles for them, but I do resent the fact that the messiest ones get dumped in my lap.
Feet Of Clay | Phillip Hoskins
British Dictionary definitions for messy
/ (ˈmɛsɪ) /
dirty, confused, or untidy
Derived forms of messy
- messily, adverb
- messiness, noun
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