mussy
untidy, messy, or rumpled.
Origin of mussy
1Other 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) BarlowParticular care must be taken in serving the refreshments to avoid any accidents or mussiness.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler WatsonWhile they were being swallowed—slowly, by reason of their mussiness—she had certain things she wished to say to him.
The Brentons | Anna Chapin RayButter sandwiches must be exceedingly thin and shapely, and have no suggestion of mussiness.
The Century Cook Book | Mary RonaldThe 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
/ (ˈmʌsɪ) /
untidy or disordered
Derived forms of mussy
- mussily, adverb
- mussiness, noun
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