mussy

[ muhs-ee ]
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adjective,muss·i·er, muss·i·est.
  1. untidy, messy, or rumpled.

Origin of mussy

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; muss + -y1

Other words from mussy

  • muss·i·ly, adverb
  • muss·i·ness, noun

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How to use mussy in a sentence

  • At those barracks the feeding place for soldiers at that time was abominable in filth and mussiness.

    Company G | A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow
  • Particular care must be taken in serving the refreshments to avoid any accidents or mussiness.

    Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler Watson
  • While they were being swallowed—slowly, by reason of their mussiness—she had certain things she wished to say to him.

    The Brentons | Anna Chapin Ray
  • Butter sandwiches must be exceedingly thin and shapely, and have no suggestion of mussiness.

    The Century Cook Book | Mary Ronald
  • The stranger was jubilant over his coup, having made the arrest so deftly with no mussiness or cutting up.

    Ladies and Gentlemen  | Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for mussy

mussy

/ (ˈmʌsɪ) /


adjectivemussier or mussiest
  1. untidy or disordered

Derived forms of mussy

  • mussily, adverb
  • mussiness, noun

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