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- DictionaryMess·y/ˈmesē/
adjective
- 1. untidy or dirty: "his messy hair"
- 2. (of a situation) confused and difficult to deal with: "a messy divorce"
1. : marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy. a messy room. 2. : lacking neatness or precision : careless, slovenly. messy thinking. 3. : extremely unpleasant or trying. messy lawsuits. a messy divorce. messily. ˈme-sə-lē. adverb. messiness. ˈme-sē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. chaotic. cluttered. confused.
adjective. us / ˈmes·i / Add to word list. dirty, unpleasant, or lacking order: I hate a messy kitchen. A messy situation is one that is confused and unpleasant: He’s got a messy personal life. (Definition of messy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
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.
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. A messy notebook could be jammed with ...
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.
3 days ago · 1. adjective. A messy person or activity makes things dirty or untidy. She was a good, if messy, cook. As the work tends to be a bit messy, you'll need to wear old clothes. Synonyms: disorganized, sloppy [informal], untidy, slovenly More Synonyms of messy. messily adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]
