messily
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of messily
Example Sentences
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What to know: Two couples’ lives are messily intertwined when one—a wealthy woman with an even wealthier husband—taps the other—a laid-off laborer and his wife—to be the subjects of a documentary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
It’s a Sheridan, “Landman” kind of TV world, and a lot of powerful people hope we’ll get hooked on how messily it unfolds.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
It was a bottom-up process, messily divided between three distinct code-making organizations until the 1990s, when the International Code Council was created.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2025
From the Dahl legacy, chocolate and bile and personality sloshing messily in all directions, he molds a digestive biscuit.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
Her hair is red as cherries and piled messily on top of her head.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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