26984 words

messy

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
untidy:

Examples:

a messy kitchen
messy hands/hair
His bedroom's always messy.
2
producing or causing dirt and untidiness:

Examples:

Eating spaghetti can be a messy business.
Vicky is a really good cook but she's messy.
3
used to describe a situation that is confused and unpleasant:

Examples:

A war will be a long and messy business.
They had a bitter, messy divorce.
4

Examples:

I hate a messy kitchen.
5
A messy situation is one that is confused and unpleasant:

Examples:

He’s got a messy personal life.

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