messily

American  

[mes-uh-lee] / ˈmɛs ə li /

adverb

1. in a messy manner.

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Etymology

Origin of messily

messy + -ly

Example Sentences

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

The original mortgage bond market had come into the world in much the same way, messily, coaxed into existence by the extreme interest of a small handful of people on the margins of high finance.

From Literature

And by the next year, the two lovebirds had been happily married and messily divorced.

From Salon

That storyline blurs into a messily amusing cacophony, only serving as a springboard for Petey’s redemption.

From Los Angeles Times

The scene devolves into what looks like a giant, three-dimensional Rubik’s Cube, with individuals at the center of each quadrant spinning, messily, in different directions — all peppered with a healthy dose of laughter.

From Los Angeles Times