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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"
The meaning of MESSY is marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy. How to use messy in a sentence.
MESSY definition: 1. untidy: 2. producing or causing dirt and untidiness: 3. used to describe a situation that is…. Learn more.
Messy definition: characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition. See examples of MESSY used in a sentence.
MESSY meaning: 1. untidy: 2. producing or causing dirt and untidiness: 3. used to describe a situation that is…. Learn more.
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.
MESSY definition: 1. untidy or dirty: 2. unpleasant and complicated: . Learn more.
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.
If you describe a situation as messy, you are emphasizing that it is confused or complicated, and therefore unsatisfactory. John had been through a messy divorce himself. Life is a messy and tangled business.
Definition of messy adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
