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messy

  • /ˈmɛsi/

Sounds like Messi · Rhymes with -ɛsi

adjective messier · messiest

  1. person, of a place In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly. a messy office

    Similar: untidy, chaotic, disorderly, cluttered

  2. of a person Prone to causing mess. He is the messiest person I've ever met.
  3. of a situation Difficult or unpleasant to deal with. a messy divorce
  4. of a person Argumentative, spreading spreading gossip, talking behind someone's back They keep starting fights with Sam, they're so messy.

Opposite: neat, orderly

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: untidy, mussy, mess, chaotic, mayhem, disarray, disorderly, chaos, disordered, disorder, embarrassing, trouble, confused, clutter, unruly, bemused

adjective

Opposite: neat, orderly

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adj in a disorderly state; causing mess or confusion; chaotic; disorderly

Españoldesordenado, desprolijo, inordenado
日本語乱雑な ranzatsu na, きたない kitanai, ぐちゃぐちゃ guchagucha
中文凌亂 língluàn
हिन्दीअव्यवस्थित avyavasthit, अस्त-व्यस्त ast-vyast
Portuguêsdesorganizado, bagunçado, caótico, desordenado
Françaisdésordonné, désorganisé, chaotique
Deutschchaotisch, unordentlich
Italianodisordinato
Ελληνικάακατάστατος akatástatos
Românădezordonat, haotic
Русскийбеспоря́дочный besporjádočnyj, гря́зный grjáznyj, неря́шливый nerjášlivyj
Tiếng Việtlộn xộn, hỗn loạn
עבריתחסר סדר khasár séder, מבולגן mevulgán

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@misc{messy_2026,
  title = {messy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/messy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}