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  • Messy — may refer to: Messy Music, a duo of electronic musicians Doug DeAngelis and Kevin Haskins Messy, Seine et Marne, a commune in France Mr. Messy, a Mr. Men character This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • Messy — País …   Wikipedia Español

  • messy — (adj.) 1843, untidy, from MESS (Cf. mess) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative use ( unethical ) by 1924. Related: Messily; messiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • messy — [adj] cluttered, dirty blotchy*, careless, chaotic, confused, disheveled, disordered, disorganized, grimy, grubby*, littered, muddled, raunchy*, rumpled, slapdash*, slipshod*, sloppy, slovenly, unfastidious, unkempt, untidy; concepts 485,621 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • messy — ► ADJECTIVE (messier, messiest) 1) untidy or dirty. 2) confused and difficult to deal with. DERIVATIVES messily adverb messiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • messy — [mes′ē] adj. messier, messiest in, like, or characterized by a mess; untidy, disordered, dirty, etc. messily adv. messiness n …   English World dictionary

  • messy — [[t]me̱si[/t]] messier, messiest 1) ADJ GRADED A messy person or activity makes things dirty or untidy. She was a good, if messy, cook... As the work tends to be a bit messy you ll need to wear old clothes. Derived words: messily ADV GRADED usu… …   English dictionary

  • Messy — 48° 58′ 02″ N 2° 42′ 01″ E / 48.9671, 2.7002 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • messy — mess|y S3 [ˈmesi] adj comparative messier superlative messiest 1.) dirty or untidy ▪ a messy room ▪ Sorry the place is so messy, I haven t had time to clear up. 2.) informal a messy situation is complicated and unpleasant to deal with ▪ He s just …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • messy — UK [ˈmesɪ] / US adjective Word forms messy : adjective messy comparative messier superlative messiest 1) very untidy or dirty a messy kitchen/office/bedroom 2) complicated, difficult, and unpleasant to deal with Politics has always been a messy… …   English dictionary

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