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mess⋅y

[mes-ee]
–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


mess⋅i⋅ness, noun
mess·y   (měs'ē)   
adj.   mess·i·er, mess·i·est
  1. Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom.
  2. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning.
  3. Unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve: a messy court case.
mess'i·ly adv., mess'i·ness n.
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