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messy [ˈmɛsɪ] adj messier, messiest
dirty, confused, or untidy messily adv messiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
messy adjective 1. disorganized, sloppy (informal), untidy, slovenly She was a good, if messy, cook. 2. dirty, grubby, grimy, scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), skanky (slang) The work tends to be messy, so wear old clothes. 3. untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic, muddled, cluttered, shambolic, disorganized Mum made me clean up my messy room. untidy ordered, clean, smart, neat, tidy, orderly, meticulous, squeaky-clean, shipshape 4. dishevelled, ruffled, untidy, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, uncombed She's just an old woman with very messy hair. Translations messy [ˈmesɪ] ADJ (messier (compar) (messiest (superl))) 1. (= creating mess) [person] → desordenado; [animal, activity, job] → sucio he's such a messy eater → lo deja todo perdido or lo ensucia todo cuando come 2. (= dirty, untidy) [place, room] → desordenado; [clothes] → desarreglado, desordenado; [hair] → despeinado "this is a messy piece of work," said the teacher → -la presentación de este trabajo es un desastre -dijo el profesor she was penalized for messy work → la castigaron por presentar un trabajo sucio y descuidado 3. (= confused and awkward) [situation, divorce, relationship] → turbio, turbulento; [process, dispute] → enrevesado, complicado she is locked in a messy legal battle with her landlord → está metida en un pleito muy enrevesado con su casero messy [ˈmɛsi] adj (= untidy) [place] → en désordre; [work] → peu soigné(e) Your desk is really messy → Ton bureau est vraiment en désordre. Her work tends to be a bit messy → Son travail a tendance a être assez peu soigné. This first coat of paint looks messy → Cette première couche de peinture n'a pas l'air très soignée. My writing is terribly messy BUT J'ai une écriture de cochon. (= difficult) [situation, process] → embrouillé(e) messy adj (+er) (= dirty) → dreckig, schmutzig; (= untidy) → unordentlich; messy writing → fürchterliche Klaue (inf); he’s a messy eater → er kann nicht ordentlich essen, er isst wie ein Schwein (fig) situation → verfahren; (= confused) → durcheinander; (= unpleasant) → unschön; process, relationship → schwierig; dispute → unschön; their divorce was a messy business, they had a messy divorce → ihre Scheidung war eine unerfreuliche Angelegenheit messy [ˈmɛsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (dirty, clothes) → sporco/a; (job) → che insudicia; (untidy) → disordinato/a; (confused, situation) → ingarbugliato/a messy [ˈmɛsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (dirty, clothes) → sporco/a; (job) → che insudicia; (untidy) → disordinato/a; (confused, situation) → ingarbugliato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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