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mussiness

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muss⋅y

[muhs-ee]
–adjective, muss⋅i⋅er, muss⋅i⋅est.
untidy, messy, or rumpled.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; muss + -y 1


muss⋅i⋅ly, adverb
muss⋅i⋅ness, noun
muss   (mŭs)   
tr.v.   mussed, muss·ing, muss·es
To make messy or untidy; rumple.
n.  A state of disorder; a mess.

[Probably alteration of mess.]
muss'i·ly adv., muss'i·ness n., muss'y adj.
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