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messy
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mess·y  (ms)
adj. mess·i·er, mess·i·est
1. Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom.
2. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning.
3. Unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve: a messy court case.

messi·ly adv.
messi·ness n.

messy [ˈmɛsɪ]
adj messier, messiest
dirty, confused, or untidy
messily  adv
messiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.messy - dirty and disorderly; "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits"
untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"

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.
4. dishevelled, ruffled, untidy, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, uncombed She's just an old woman with very messy hair.
5. confusing, difficult, complex, confused, tangled, chaotic, tortuous Life is a messy and tangled business
Translations
messy [ˈmesɪ] ADJ (messier (compar) (messiest (superl)))
1. (= creating mess) [person] → desordenado; [animal, activity, job] → sucio
he's such a messy eaterlo 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 workla 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 landlordestá metida en un pleito muy enrevesado con su casero

messy [ˈmɛsi] adj
(= dirty) → salissant(e)
a messy job → un travail salissant
(= 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.
[person] → désordonné(e)
She's so messy! → Elle est tellement désordonnée!
(= difficult) [situation, process] → embrouillé(e)

messy
adj (+er)
(= dirty)dreckig, schmutzig; (= untidy)unordentlich; messy writingfürchterliche Klaue (inf); he’s a messy eaterer kann nicht ordentlich essen, er isst wie ein Schwein
(fig) situationverfahren; (= confused)durcheinander; (= unpleasant)unschön; process, relationshipschwierig; disputeunschön; their divorce was a messy business, they had a messy divorceihre 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

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