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messiness
[
mes
-ee
]
mess·y
/
ˈmɛs
i
/
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mes
-ee
]
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adjective,
mess·i·er,
mess·i·est.
1.
characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
a messy room.
2.
causing a
mess
:
a messy recipe; messy work.
3.
embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant:
a messy political situation.
4.
characterized by moral or psychological confusion.
Origin:
1835–45;
mess
+
-y
1
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mess·i·ness,
noun
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messy
(ˈmɛsɪ)
—
adj
,
messier
,
messiest
dirty, confused, or untidy
'messily
—
adv
'messiness
—
n
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