messy
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈmesi/
messy means: Untidy or badly organized, with things spread around or arranged without care.
adjective
UNTIDYA2
Untidy or badly organized, with things spread around or arranged without care.
- My room is messy.
- Your handwriting is messier than mine.
- We cleaned the messy kitchen after dinner.
MAKING A MESSB1
Likely to make things dirty or untidy.
- Painting is a messy job.
- Our baby is a messy eater.
- Making chocolate cakes can be messy work.
COMPLICATED AND UNPLEASANTB2
Complicated, unpleasant, and difficult to deal with.
- The divorce was messy.
- We need help with this messy legal dispute.
- Their business partnership ended in a messy argument.
Questions about messy
What does messy mean?
Untidy or badly organized, with things spread around or arranged without care.
What is messy in other languages?
Türkçe: dağınık · Español: desordenado · Français: en désordre · Deutsch: unordentlich · Italiano: disordinato · 日本語: 散らかった
How do you pronounce messy?
It is pronounced /ˈmesi/.
How do you use messy in a sentence?
My room is messy. Your handwriting is messier than mine.
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