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messiness


adjective, mess·i·er, mess·i·est.

  1. characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
  2. causing a mess: a messy recipe; messy work.
  3. embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant: a messy political situation.
  4. characterized by moral or psychological confusion.

adjective messier or messiest

  1. dirty, confused, or untidy

adj.1843, “untidy,” from mess (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use (“unethical”) by 1924. Related: Messily; messiness.

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