messy

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.

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messi·ly adv.

messi·ness n.

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messy

Adjective

[messier, messiest]

1. untidy

2. dirty

3. unpleasantly confused or complicated: the messy, uncontrollable world of real life

messily adv
messiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

messy - dirty and disorderly; "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits" mussy untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"

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messy

adjective 1. disorganized, sloppy (informal) untidy, slovenly

adjective 2. dirty, grubby, grimy, scuzzy (slang), chiefly U.S.

adjective 3. untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic, muddled, cluttered, shambolic, disorganized, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE tidy

adjective 4. dishevelled, ruffled, untidy, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, uncombed, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal)

adjective 5. confusing, difficult, complex, confused, tangled, chaotic, tortuous

Translations

messy [ˈmɛsɪ] adj (= dirty) → sucio (= untidy); desordenado (= confused) [situation etc] → confuso

messy [ˈmɛsɪ] adj (= dirty) → sale (= untidy); en désordre

messy [ˈmɛsɪ] adj (dirty) → dreckig;

(untidy) → unordentlich

messy [ˈmɛsɪ] adj → sporco/a; disordinato/a (= confused) [situation etc] → ingarbugliato/a