muss (redirected from mussily)

muss  (ms)

tr.v. mussed, muss·ing, muss·es

To make messy or untidy; rumple.

n.

A state of disorder; a mess.

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[Probably alteration of mess.]

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mussi·ly adv.

mussi·ness n.

mussy adj.

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muss [mʌs] US and Canadian informal

vb

(tr; often foll by up) to make untidy; rumple

n

a state of disorder; muddle

[probably a blend of mess + fuss]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	muss - a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" mess, messiness, mussiness disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
Verb	1.	muss - make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair" tussle disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

Translations

muss [mʌs] VT (also muss up) [+ hair] → despeinar; [+ dress] → arrugar

muss (US inf)

n → Durcheinander nt; to be in a muss → durcheinander (inf) → or unordentlich sein

vt (also muss up) → in Unordnung bringen; hair, room also → durcheinanderbringen (inf); to get mussed (up) → in Unordnung geraten

muss [mʌs] vt (also muss up) (Am) (fam) (hair) → scompigliare; (dress) → spiegazzare

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muss [mʌs] vt (also muss up) (Am) (fam) (hair) → scompigliare; (dress) → spiegazzare