mess ‧ y S3 /ˈmesi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative messier , superlative messiest )
1 . dirty or untidy:
a messy room
Sorry the place is so messy, I haven’t had time to clear up.
2 . informal a messy situation is complicated and unpleasant to deal with:
He’s just been through a particularly messy divorce.
3 . making someone or something dirty or untidy:
messy jobs like plumbing, plastering, and tiling
—messily adverb
—messiness noun [uncountable]