US /ˈmɛsi/
adj Freq #5812

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Untidy or dirty; not in order.

    His room was so messy that he couldn't find his keys.

  2. 2
    adj

    Complicated, difficult, or unpleasant to deal with.

    They went through a messy divorce.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · untidy or dirty; not in order. untidycluttereddisorderlychaotic
Opposites
Word family
Forms messiermessiest
Derived forms messilymessinessmessyishnonmessyunmessy

Etymology

From mess + -y.

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