messy
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈmɛsi//
In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
adjective
- 1
In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
a messy office
Jim ran his fingers through his messy brown hair.
Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory.
- 2
Prone to causing mess.
He is the messiest person I've ever met.
- 3
Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
a messy divorce
Say bonjour to the botched R.S.V.P. The practice of replying to invitations, let alone actually showing up to parties as promised, has become as antiquated as the chimney sweep, and much messier.
- 4
Argumentative, spreading spreading gossip, talking behind someone's back
They keep starting fights with Sam, they're so messy.
Etymology
Etymology tree English mess Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English messy From mess + -y.
Forms
- comparative
- messier
- superlative
- messiest
messy · In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
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