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messy

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mess⋅y

  [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

Related forms:
mess⋅i⋅ness, noun
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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