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messy

[ mes-ee ]

adjective

messier, messiest.
  1. characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:

    a messy room.

  2. causing a mess:

    a messy recipe; messy work.

  3. embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant:

    a messy political situation.

  4. characterized by moral or psychological confusion.


messy

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. dirty, confused, or untidy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, noun
  • ˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • i·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of messy1

First recorded in 1835–45; mess + -y 1
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Some trace Elon Musk Thought to Silicon Valley’s obsession with the superiority of market-based technological solutions to everything, including the messy “inefficiencies” of the democratic process itself.

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“The Valley” and “Vanderpump Villa” provide viewers suffering from “Housewives” fatigue with a messy, less-produced reality TV experience, one that Bravo’s star franchise hasn’t offered in some time.

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While, like Diana, she has exponentially more charisma than the average royal, Meghan doesn't possess the late princess' messy vulnerability.

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If there’s a unifying truth in his galaxy, it’s that heroism is messy and complex.

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