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adjective. , mess·i·er, mess·i·est. characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room. causing a mess: a messy recipe; messy work. embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant: a messy political situation. characterized by moral or psychological confusion.
4 days ago · 1. adjective. A messy person or activity makes things dirty or not neat . She was a good, if messy, cook. Synonyms: disorganized, sloppy [informal], untidy, slovenly More Synonyms of messy. 2. adjective. Something that is messy is dirty or not neat. Don't worry if this first coat of paint looks messy.
IPA guide. Messy things are sloppy, disorganized, or dirty. Your messy room isn't bothering anyone but you — but your messy clothes might not be appropriate for your cousin's formal wedding. When a house is messy, it's cluttered and untidy — there might be clothes on the floor or dishes on the table and counters.
1. a. Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom. b. Given to making messes; not neat or organized: a messy roommate. 2. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning. 3. Unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve: a messy court case. mess′i·ly adv. mess′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
adjective. uk / ˈmesi / us. messy adjective (UNTIDY) Add to word list. B1. untidy or dirty: messy hair. a messy house / car. My son's bedroom is always messy. messy adjective (UNPLEASANT) unpleasant and complicated: Ian's just gone through a messy divorce. (Definition of messy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
making somebody/something dirty and/or untidy. It was a messy job. (of a situation) unpleasant, confused or difficult to deal with. The divorce was painful and messy. The whole situation got rather messy. See messy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: messy.
mess•y /ˈmɛsi/ adj., -i•er, -i•est. dirty, untidy, or disorderly: very messy in his personal habits. jumbled; confused; involving trouble or danger: a difficult, messy situation. mess•i•ly /ˈmɛsəli/ adv. mess•i•ness, n. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. mess•y (mes′ ē), adj., mess•i•er, mess•i•est.
