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messy

(mesi)
Word forms: comparative messier, superlative messiest
1. adjective
A messy person or activity makes things dirty or untidy.
She was a good, if messy, cook.
As the work tends to be a bit messy, you'll need to wear old clothes.
Synonyms: disorganized, sloppy [informal], untidy, slovenly More Synonyms of messy
messily adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]
She wrote it hastily and messily on a scrap of paper.
2. adjective
Something that is messy is dirty or untidy.
Dad made me clean up my messy room.
Don't worry if this first coat of paint looks messy.
Synonyms: untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic More Synonyms of messy
3. adjective
If you describe a situation as messy, you are emphasizing that it is confused or complicated, and therefore unsatisfactory.
John had been through a messy divorce himself.
Life is a messy and tangled business.
Negotiations would be messy and time-consuming.
Synonyms: confusing, difficult, complex, confused More Synonyms of messy
More Synonyms of messy

messy in British English

(ˈmɛsɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: messier or messiest
dirty, confused, or untidy
Derived forms
messily (ˈmessily)
adverb
messiness (ˈmessiness)
noun

messy in American English

(ˈmɛsi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈmessier or ˈmessiest
in, like, or characterized by a mess; untidy, dirty, etc.
Derived forms
messily (ˈmessily)
adverb
messiness (ˈmessiness)
noun

Examples of 'messy' in a sentence
messy

He is going through a messy divorce.
The Sun (2016)
So it looks a bit messy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Him's parents have gone through a messy divorce and find him a bit of a trial.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This messy business took place less than a year ago so bitterness is understandable.
The Sun (2014)
The process was neither messy nor expensive.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This was at a time when he was going through a messy and public divorce.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The only disappointment is that it was all a bit messy.
The Sun (2006)
The collapse of empires has always been a painful and messy business.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Now it seems destined for a messy divorce.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It might be a bit messy but it will be me.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Growing up has always been a messy business but these days it can seem close to intolerable.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is famous for messy desks.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The process is messy and costly.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Celebrity divorces are a messy business.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This was the really messy bit.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Humanity is a pretty messy business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
People exert less self-control after seeing a messy desk than after seeing a clean desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A messy desk can be a highly effective prioritising and accessing system.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was dirty and messy, but that wasn't it.
The Sun (2013)
It is often a time of immense upheaval and worry, when your warm and tidy home is turned into a messy and dirty building site.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's a messy, dirty process.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I am a superb, if messy, cook.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)

In other languages
messy

British English: messy /ˈmɛsɪ/ ADJECTIVE
A messy person or activity makes things dirty or untidy.
She was a terribly messy cook.
  • American English: messy
  • Arabic: فَوْضَوِيٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bagunçado
  • Chinese: 凌乱的
  • Croatian: neuredan
  • Czech: nepořádný
  • Danish: rodet
  • Dutch: rommelig
  • European Spanish: desordenado
  • Finnish: sotkuinen
  • French: désordonné
  • German: unordentlich
  • Greek: ακατάστατος
  • Italian: disordinato
  • Japanese: 取り散らかした
  • Korean: 지저분한
  • Norwegian: rotete
  • Polish: brudny
  • European Portuguese: trapalhão
  • Romanian: dezordonat
  • Russian: грязный
  • Latin American Spanish: desordenado
  • Swedish: rörig
  • Thai: ซึ่งไม่เรียบร้อยและสกปรก
  • Turkish: kirli
  • Ukrainian: неохайний
  • Vietnamese: lộn xộn

Definition of 'messy'

Chinese translation of 'messy'

messy

(ˈmɛsɪ)

adj

  1. (= untidy)
    1. [person, activity] 邋遢的 (lāta de)
    2. [thing, place] 凌(淩)乱(亂)的 (língluàn de)
  2. (= awkward) [situation] 棘手的 (jíshǒu de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
untidy
She was a good, if messy, cook.
Synonyms
disorganized
He is completely disorganized and is always running late.
sloppy (informal)
I won't accept sloppy work from my students.
untidy
I'm untidy in most ways.
slovenly
Such slovenly work is simply unacceptable.
2 (adjective) 
Definition
dirty
The work tends to be messy, so wear old clothes.
Synonyms
dirty
The woman had matted hair and dirty fingernails.
grubby
His white coat was grubby and stained.
grimy
a grimy industrial city
scuzzy (slang, mainly US)
skanky (slang)
3 (adjective) 
Definition
untidy
Mum made me clean up my messy room.
Synonyms
untidy
Clothes were thrown in the luggage in an untidy heap.
disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
littered
chaotic
muddled
a muddled pile of historical manuscripts
cluttered
She dreaded going into that cluttered room.
shambolic (informal)
a shambolic public relations disaster
disorganized
I can't work in a disorganized office.
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
Opposites
ordered
,
clean
,
smart
,
neat
,
tidy
,
orderly
,
meticulous
,
squeaky-clean
,
shipshape
4 (adjective) 
Definition
dirty
She has very messy hair.
Synonyms
dishevelled
She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled.
ruffled
untidy
a thin man with untidy hair
rumpled
bedraggled
a bedraggled group of journalists
unkempt
The child was unkempt and dirty.
tousled
a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket
uncombed
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit.
5 (adjective) 
Definition
unpleasantly confused or complicated
Life is a messy and tangled business.
Synonyms
confusing
difficult
It was a very difficult decision to make.
complex
in-depth coverage of today's complex issues
confused
The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.
Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
tangled
His personal life has become more tangled than ever.
chaotic
My house is always a chaotic mess.
tortuous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bedraggled
Definition
with hair or clothing that is untidy, wet, or dirty
a bedraggled group of journalists
Synonyms
messy,
soiled,
dirty,
disordered,
stained,
dripping,
muddied,
muddy,
drenched,
ruffled,
untidy,
sodden,
sullied,
dishevelled,
rumpled,
unkempt,
tousled,
disarranged,
disarrayed,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of chaotic
My house is always a chaotic mess.
Synonyms
disordered,
confused,
uncontrolled,
anarchic,
tumultuous,
lawless,
riotous,
topsy-turvy,
disorganized,
purposeless,
rampageous
in the sense of cluttered
She dreaded going into that cluttered room.
Synonyms
untidy,
confused,
disordered,
littered,
messy,
muddled,
jumbled,
disarrayed

Synonyms of 'messy'

messy

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of complex
Definition
intricate or complicated
in-depth coverage of today's complex issues
Synonyms
complicated,
difficult,
involved,
mixed,
elaborate,
tangled,
mingled,
intricate,
tortuous,
convoluted,
knotty,
labyrinthine,
circuitous,
Daedalian (literary)
in the sense of confused
Definition
disordered and difficult to understand or make sense of
The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
Synonyms
disorderly,
disordered,
chaotic,
mixed up,
jumbled,
untidy,
out of order,
in disarray,
topsy-turvy,
disorganized,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
at sixes and sevens,
disarranged,
hugger-mugger (archaic),
disarrayed
in the sense of daggy
Definition
untidy
He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit.
Synonyms
untidy,
unkempt,
dishevelled,
tousled,
disordered,
messy,
ruffled,
scruffy,
rumpled,
bedraggled,
ratty (informal),
straggly,
windblown,
disarranged,
mussed up (informal)
in the sense of difficult
Definition
not easy to do, understand, or solve
It was a very difficult decision to make.
Synonyms
problematical,
involved,
complex,
complicated,
delicate,
obscure,
abstract,
baffling,
intricate,
perplexing,
thorny,
knotty,
abstruse,
ticklish,
enigmatical
in the sense of disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
Synonyms
untidy,
confused,
muddled,
all over the place,
displaced,
out of place,
jumbled,
misplaced,
dislocated,
deranged,
in a mess,
disorganized,
in confusion,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
disarranged,
disarrayed,
out of kilter,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of grimy
a grimy industrial city
Synonyms
dirty,
polluted,
filthy,
soiled,
foul,
grubby,
sooty,
unclean,
grotty (slang),
smutty,
scuzzy (slang),
begrimed,
skanky (slang),
besmirched,
besmeared,
festy (Australian, slang)
in the sense of grubby
Definition
rather dirty
His white coat was grubby and stained.
Synonyms
dirty,
soiled,
filthy,
squalid,
messy,
shabby,
seedy,
scruffy,
sordid,
untidy,
grimy,
unwashed,
unkempt,
mucky,
smutty,
grungy (slang),
slovenly,
manky (Scottish, dialect),
scuzzy (slang),
skanky (slang),
scungy (Australian, New Zealand),
frowzy,
besmeared,
festy (Australian, slang)
in the sense of muddled
a muddled pile of historical manuscripts
Synonyms
jumbled,
confused,
disordered,
scrambled,
tangled,
chaotic,
messy,
mixed-up,
disorganized,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
disarrayed
in the sense of shambolic
Definition
completely disorganized
a shambolic public relations disaster
Synonyms
disorganized,
disordered,
chaotic,
confused,
muddled,
inefficient,
anarchic,
topsy-turvy,
at sixes and sevens,
in total disarray,
unsystematic
in the sense of sloppy
Definition
careless or untidy
I won't accept sloppy work from my students.
Synonyms
careless,
slovenly,
slipshod,
messy,
clumsy,
untidy,
amateurish,
hit-or-miss (informal),
inattentive

Additional synonyms

in the sense of slovenly
Definition
negligent and careless
Such slovenly work is simply unacceptable.
Synonyms
careless,
sloppy (informal),
negligent,
slapdash,
loose,
slack,
heedless,
slipshod
in the sense of tangled
His personal life has become more tangled than ever.
Synonyms
complicated,
involved,
complex,
confused,
messy,
mixed-up,
convoluted,
knotty
in the sense of tousled
a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket
Synonyms
dishevelled,
disordered,
tangled,
ruffled,
messed up,
rumpled,
disarranged,
disarrayed
in the sense of unkempt
Definition
untidy or slovenly
The child was unkempt and dirty.
Synonyms
untidy,
scruffy,
dishevelled,
disordered,
messy,
sloppy (informal),
shabby,
rumpled,
bedraggled,
slovenly,
blowsy,
sluttish,
slatternly,
disarranged,
ungroomed,
disarrayed,
frowzy,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
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