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mess·y
 messy
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
messier, messiest |
| definition 1: |
dirty or not tidy.
Please clean your messy room!- synonyms:
- cluttered, dirty, disorderly, sloppy, slovenly
- antonyms:
- clean, neat, orderly, straight, tidy, trim
- similar words:
- crummy, disheveled, filthy, grubby, jumbled, littered, nasty, offensive
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| definition 2: |
difficult, embarrassing, or unpleasant.
They are having a very messy argument.- synonyms:
- complicated, muddled, snarled, tangled, unpleasant
- similar words:
- awkward, confused, difficult, embarrassing, jumbled, troubling
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| related words: |
bedraggled, slovenly, upset |
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| derivations: |
messily (adv.), messiness (n.) |
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