messy
pronunciation
How to pronounce messy in British English:
UK [ˈmesi]
How to pronounce messy in American English:
US [ˈmesi]
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- Adjective:
- dirty and disorderly
Word Origin
- messy (adj.)
- 1843, "untidy," from mess (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use ("unethical") by 1924. Related: Messily; messiness.
Example
- 1. How can you make your pure data fit a messy world ?
- 2. But this does not mean that egypt 's allies should step away from this really messy situation .
- 3. Kenya 's messy politics has hurt its economy .
- 4. The results so far are messy , but encouraging .
- 5. Yet unlike the boiling-water method , no messy mechanical processes are involved .