What does messy mean?

Definitions for messy
ˈmɛs imessy

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word messy.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. messy, mussyadjective

    dirty and disorderly

    "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits"

Wiktionary

  1. messyadjective

    in a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

    a messy office

  2. messyadjective

    prone to causing mess.

    He is the messiest person I've ever met.

  3. messyadjective

    difficult or unpleasant to deal with

    a messy divorce

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  1. messy

    Messy pertains to a state or condition of disorder, untidiness, or disarray. It refers to a lack of neatness or order, be it in a physical space like a room, a process, or even abstract things such as an situation or plan. The term can also describe situations or problems that are complicated, difficult to deal with, or full of confusion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of messy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of messy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of messy in a Sentence

  1. Kelly Armstrong:

    Procedural mistakes should splatter like paint. It’s messy but the results should be random. In my four years here every mistake DOJ has made has benefited one side and harmed the other. That’s a hell of a coincidence.

  2. Eugene Mak:

    It's a very young market, but in the near-term it's going to be messy.

  3. Viola Davis:

    I'd like to thank Paul Lee, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and Pete Nowalk for thinking that a sexualized, messy, mysterious woman could be a 49-year-old dark-skinned African-American woman who looks like me.

  4. Wang Yanhui:

    It would be extremely costly and messy for ZTE to take Xiaomi to court, especially as a Beijing company with ties to power.

  5. Thomas Mertens:

    The AstraZeneca study was a little more messy overall.

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