- Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom.
- Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning.
- Unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve: a messy court case.
messiness mess'i·ness n.
Dictionary:
mess·y (mĕs'ē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: messy |
adjective
| Antonyms: messy |
Definition: cluttered, dirty
Antonyms: clean, ordered, orderly, organized, tidy, uncluttered
| WordNet: messy |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
dirty and disorderly
Synonym: mussy
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