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Dictionary: mess·y   (mĕs'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -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.
messily mess'i·ly adv.
messiness mess'i·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order: disheveled, mussy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy. See order/disorder.
  2. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness: careless, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, untidy. See careful/careless.
  3. Lacking regular or logical order: disorderly, unsystematic. See order/disorder.

Antonyms: messy
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adj

Definition: cluttered, dirty
Antonyms: clean, ordered, orderly, organized, tidy, uncluttered


WordNet: messy
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dirty and disorderly
  Synonym: mussy


 
 
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