messily

mess·y

 (mĕs′ē)

adj. mess·i·er, mess·i·est

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.

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mess′i·ly adv.

mess′i·ness n.

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Adv.

1.

messily - in a messy, untidy manner; "Rossi spat very deliberately, and very messily, upon Durieux's party card" untidily

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Translations

بِقَذاره، بِفَوْضى

nepořádně

beskidt

schmutzig

sóîalega

neporiadne

karmakarışık şekilde

杂乱地

messily

adv → unordentlich; they divorced messily → ihre Scheidung war eine unerfreuliche Angelegenheit

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mess

(mes) noun

a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle. This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet. gemors فَوْضى бъркотия confusão nepořádek; zmatek; špína das Durcheinander rod; griseri ακαταστασία, ανακατωσούρα, μπλέξιμοdesastre, enredo, lío segadus اشفته sotku désordre, gâchisלכלוך, בלגן भोजनालय zbrka rendetlenség; piszok kekalutan drasl; óreiða confusione, disordine 混乱 엉망인 상태, 혼란 netvarka, maišatis, kas netvarkingas/suteptas juceklis; nekārtība; netīrība kucar kacir rotzooirot, uorden, virvarnieład, bałagan بى نظمه confusão. dezordine; murdărie беспорядок; грязь neporiadok; špina nered nered röra, oreda, smörja สภาพรกรุงรัง karışıklık; kir, pislik 混亂 безладдя, безлад بے ترتیبی tình trạng hỗn độn 混乱

verb

(with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with. She's always messing with the television set. rondvroetel, rondmors تَتَدَخَّل забърквам се mexer babrat se (s), vrtat se (v) herumpfuschen rode med ανακατεύομαιdesordenar (millessegi) nina toppima, tegemist olema شلوغ کاری کردن sotkea tripoter לְהִתעַסֵק pokvariti piszkál vmit campur tangan blanda sér í (e-ð); fikta í trafficare いじくる 쓸데없는 참견을 하다 kišti nagus prie, prasidėti su noņemties, ķēpāties campur tangan knoeienfikle med, forkludre grzebać بيروبار mexer a avea treabă (cu) возиться hrať sa delati zmešnjavo napraviti nered pillra på, kladda med, lägga sig i ก้าวก่าย oynamak, kurcalamak 亂弄，胡搞 робити розгардіяш چھیڑ چھاڑ کرنا làm rối; làm bẩn 摆弄

ˈmessy adjective

dirty. a messy job. morsige غَيْر مُرَتَّب، مُتَّسِم بالقَذارَه мръсен sujo špinavý schmutzig beskidt βρόμικος, μπελαλίδικος sucio räpane کثیف sotkuinen saleמלוכלך फैला हुआ neuredan mocskos kotor sóðalegur sporco, きたない 지저분한 nešvarus, netvarkingas netīrs; ķēpīgs kotor viessnusket, sølet, grisetbrudny چټل sujo murdar, împuţit грязный špinavý umazan prljav smutsig, kladdig ซึ่งไม่เรียบร้อยและสกปรก pis, kirli, karmakarışık 髒亂的，棘手討厭的 неохайний; брудний خراب، گندہ bẩn thỉu 肮脏的，难以处理的，令人厌烦的

ˈmessily adverb

morsend بِقَذاره، بِفَوْضى мръсно confusamente nepořádně schmutzig beskidt βρόμικα, μπελαλίδικα con poco esmero, descuidadamente räpakalt با بهم ریختگی sotkuisesti avec désordre בְּצוּרָה מְלוּכלֶכֶת गंदे तरीके से neuredno piszkosan berantakan sóðalega disordinatamente 混乱して 혼란스럽게 netvarkingai nekārtīgi, juceklīgi dengan kotor slordigsnusket; rotet niechlujnie ګډو وډ confusamente dezordonat; murdar грязно neporiadne neurejeno neuredno smutsigt, kladdigt อย่างไม่เป็นระเบียบ karmakarışık şekilde 髒亂地 неохайно ابتری سے bừa bộn 杂乱地

ˈmessiness noun

morsigheid فَوْضى мрсотия sujeira nepořádek die Schmutzigkeit rod; snusk ακαταστασίαdesorden segadus در هم وبرهمی sotkuisuus désordreערבוביה गंदगी zbrkanost piszkos/mocskos volta vminek keadaan berantakan sóðaskapur; óreiða disordine 混乱 혼란스러움 netvarkingumas nekārtība, juceklis kekotoran viesheid, slordigheidsnusk; virvar, rot niechlujstwo ګډ ووډى sujeira dezordine; murdărie грязь neporiadok nered neurednost röra, oreda, smutsighet ความไม่เป็นระเบียบ pislik 髒亂 неохайність افرا تفری sự hỗn độn 混乱

ˈmess-up noun

a muddle or state of confusion. There has been a mess-up in the timetable. deurmekaarspul حالة مِن الفَوْضى каша confusão zmatek das Durcheinander uorden μπέρδεμαlío, follón, enredo segadus بر فراز sekasotku gâchisבלגן खराब करना, गंदा करना zbrka zűr(zavar) kekacauan klúður pasticcio 混乱 혼란 painiava, maišalynė juceklis salah faham warboelmisforståelse, rotbałagan د پاسه confusão încurcătură неразбериха, путаница zmätok zmešnjava zbrka trassel, röra ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง karışıklık 混亂 плутанина گڑبڑ tình trạng hỗn loạn 混乱

make a mess of

1. to make dirty, untidy or confused. The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden. gemors gemaak يُسَبِّب الفَوضى والقَذارَه изцапвам estragar zaneřádit, zmazat ruinieren lave svineri; lave uorden τα κάνω άνω κάτω ensuciar, desordenar segi ajama الوده کردن sotkea salir, gâcher לְלַכלֵך, לְבַלגֵן चौपट कर देना, सत्यानाश कर देना unerediti bepiszkít, feldúl mengotorkan setja á annan endann; sóða (út) rovinare めちゃくちゃにする 지저분하게 하다 subjauroti, padaryti netvarką sajaukt; piegružot mengotorkan verknoeiengrise til; rote tilnabrudzić, zrobić bałagan اخته كول estragar a face murdărie în пачкать; напугать zašpiniť narediti zmešnjavo upropastiti smutsa (söla, kladda) ner ทำให้สกปรก altüst etmek 弄髒，弄亂，擾亂 зіпсувати کام بگاڑنا làm bẩn 把...搞乱，扰乱，弄乱

2. to do badly. He made a mess of his essay. verbrou يَعْمَل بِصورةٍ سَيِّئَه справям се зле fazer uma porcaria zhudlařit, zbabrat verpfuschen ødelægge τα κάνω θάλασσα estropear valmis vusserdama اشفته کردن hutiloida gâcher לְפַשֵל गड़बड़-सड़बड़ कर देना pokvariti elront, eltol vmit mengerjakan dengan buruk klúðra fare un pasticcio ～をしくじる 실수를 저지르다 blogai padaryti, sugadinti sabojāt; saputrot melakukan dengan teruk verknoeienødelegge, klusse til spartaczyć چټل كول fazer uma porcaria a da rasol (cu) испортить zbabrať pokvariti zabrljati misslyckas med ทำอย่างลวก ๆ berbat etmek 弄糟 напсувати ستیاناس کرنا làm cẩu thả 把...弄糟

3. to spoil or ruin (eg one's life). He made a mess of his life by drinking too much. opgemors يُفْسِد العَمَل провалям arruinar zpackat (si) verpfuschen ødelægge; ruinere καταστρέφωarruinar, estropear ära vussima ضایع کردن pilata gâcher “לְחַרבֵּש” सत्यानाश कर देना upropastiti eltol, elront vmit merusak klúðra rovinare 台なしにする 망쳐놓다 sugadinti, sugriauti sabojāt, sagandēt merosakkan verknoeienødelegge, spolerezmarnować, zepsuć ضايع كول arruinar a strica, a rata загубить zbabrať (si) uničiti upropastiti fördärva, ställa till det för sig ทำให้เสีย (ด้วยความประมาท) berbat etmek, mahvetmek 毀掉 зіпсувати برباد کرنا làm hại 毁掉

mess about/around

1. to behave in a foolish or annoying way. The children were shouting and messing about. rondspeel يَتَصَرَّف بِصورةٍ حَمْقاء ومُزْعِجَه държа се глупаво fazer confusão skotačit herumpfuschen fjolle rundt κάνω χαζομάρες fastidiar, molestar vallatlema شلوغ کردن riehua chahuter, embêter לְשַׂחֵק, לִצחוֹק आवारा घूमना, इधर-उधर के काम करना tratiti vrijeme rendetlenkedik mengacau fíflast (fare lo stupido) ふざけ回る 바보같이 행동하다 išdykauti blēņoties; maisīties pa kājām mengacau herrie maken rote/drive omkring bawić się غالمغال جوړول fazer confusão a-şi face de cap валять дурака šantiť razgrajati izmotavati se bråka, larva sig เที่ยวก่อกวน dolaşmak 胡鬧 шкодити پریشانی کا سبب بننا làm việc cẩu thả 瞎捣乱

2. to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess. I love messing about in the kitchen. bak en brou يَعْمَل بصورةٍ فَوضَويَّه мотая се mexer kutit herumpfuschen gå og rode ψευτοδουλεύω, παίζωgandulear jändama در هم و برهم touhuta bricoler לְהִתבַּטֵל समय गंवाना dangubiti babrál kerja secara iseng dunda, dútla trafficare だらだらする 빈둥거리다 kuistis []ņemties melengah-lengahkan knoeiensysle, drive med bałaganić, szaleć بى نظمه mexer a drege, a repara возиться kutiť brkljati petljati se stöka, pillra med ยุ่งวุ่นวาย uğraşmak, oynamak 混日子，閒來無事東搞西搞 порпатися بے ربط غیر منظم طور پر عمل کرنا làm rối tung lên 混日子

3. (with with) to meddle or interfere with. Who's been messing about with my papers? meng in يَتَدخَّل في пипам mexer com motat se okolo herumpfuschen rode med; pille ved ανακατεύομαιdesarreglar, desordenar tuhnima الوده کردن kajota déranger לִגרוֹם לְאִי-סֶדֶר, לְבָלגֵן šeprtljiti „szórakozik” vmivel mengacak-acak fikta við mettere in disordine いじくる 쓸데 없이 참견하다 naršyti jaukties menyelerakkan rommelen in fikle med, rote i/med bawić się, grzebać كثيف كول mexer com a se amesteca, a-şi băga nasul рыться motať sa okolo vtikati se petljati kladda (tafsa) på เข้าไปเกี่ยวข้อง karıştırmak, kurcalamak 干涉 влазити مداخلت کرنا یا چھیڑ چھاڑ کرنا can thiệp 干涉

4. to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion. The wind messed her hair about. deurmekaar maak يَجْعَلُه عَديم التَّرتيب، يَنْعَفُ разстройвам desarrumar rozcuchat verwirren lave uorden i; ødelægge ανακατώνωalborotar segi ajama بهم ریخته کردن sotkea chambarder לְבָלגֵן spetljati összekócol merusak rugla mettere in disordine 乱す 어지르다 suvelti sajaukt; izjaukt kusut masai in de war makenrote til, bringe i uorden bałaganić, potargać بى نظمه كول desarranjar a ră­văşi приводить в беспорядок rozstrapatiť spraviti v nered pokvariti trassla till ทำให้ไม่เป็นระเบียบ dağıtmak 弄亂，擾亂 порушувати اتھل پتھل کرنا làm rối 弄乱，搞乱

mess up

to spoil; to make a mess of. Don't mess the room up! deurmekaar maak يُفْسِد، يُسَبِّب الفَوْضى разхвърлям desarrumar obrátit vzhůru nohama in Unordnung bringen lave uorden i χαλώ, λερώνω, αναστατώνωdesordenar, ensuciar segi ajama سر هم بندی کردن sotkea gâcher, mettre en désordre לְבָלגֵן गड़बड़ी करना unerediti elront; rendetlenséget csinál vhol membuat berantakan setja á annan endann, umturna mettere in disordine 散らかす 망치다 priteršti, sujaukti radīt nekārtību, piegružot mengotorkan rommelig maken ødelegge, ramponere; rote til doprowadzić do bałaganu بى نظمه كول desarrumar a întoarce cu fundul în sus; a strica портить; пачкать obrátiť hore nohami razmetati unerediti stöka till, smutsa ner ความวุ่นวาย kirletmek, altını üstüne getirmek 弄亂 робити розгардіяш, рейвах برباد کرنا làm lộn xộn 搞乱

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