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mess·y

messy

 
pronunciation:
me si
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: messier, messiest
definition 1: dirty or not tidy.
Please clean your messy room!
synonyms:
cluttered, dirty, disorderly, sloppy, slovenly
antonyms:
clean, neat, orderly, straight, tidy, trim
similar words:
crummy, disheveled, filthy, grubby, jumbled, littered, nasty, offensive
definition 2: difficult, embarrassing, or unpleasant.
They are having a very messy argument.
synonyms:
complicated, muddled, snarled, tangled, unpleasant
similar words:
awkward, confused, difficult, embarrassing, jumbled, troubling
derivations: messily (adv.), messiness (n.)
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