MESSY


Meaning of MESSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mesi ]

( messier, messiest)

1.

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.

ADJ

• messi‧ly

She wrote it hastily and messily on a scrap of paper.

ADV : usu ADV with v , also ADV adj

2.

Something that is messy is dirty or untidy.

Don’t worry if this first coat of paint looks messy.

ADJ

3.

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...

ADJ

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