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   messy

   /ˈmɛsi/

   adjective

   • 1. untidy or dirty: "his messy hair" Similar dirtyfilthygrubbysoiledgrimybegrimedmuckymuddyslimystickysulliedspottedstainedsmearedsmudgedtarnisheddishevelledblowsyscruffyrumpledmattedunkempttousledbedraggledtangledslapdashslovenlyinformal:yuckygungydisorderlydisorderedmuddledin a muddlechaoticconfuseddisorganizedin disarrayin turmoildisarrangeduntidyclutteredlitteredin a jumblejumbledinformal:like a bomb's hit itshambolicOpposite cleantidyorderly
   • ▪ generating or involving mess: "stripping wallpaper can be a messy, time-consuming job"
   • 2. (of a situation) confused and difficult to deal with: "a messy divorce" Similar chaoticconvolutedcomplexintricatetangledtortuousconfusedconfusingdifficultunpleasantnastybitteracrimoniousspitefulOpposite straightforwardamicable

   Derivatives

   • 1. messily adverb
   • 2. messiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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