Messy (adjective)

  1. Untidy or dirty.
  2. In disarray, disorganized or cluttered.
  3. Difficult to clean or put in order.

Origin:

Mid 16th century (as a verb in the sense "make dirty"): probably related to obsolete mess "mixture, dirty food", from old french mes "mixture", from latin missus "mixture", past participle of mittere "to send".

Examples:

  1. The kitchen was messy after the party.
  2. His hair was messy after the wind blew through it.
  3. The room was messy with clothes and books all over the floor.
  4. The messy desk made it hard to find what she was looking for.
  5. The messy handwriting made it difficult to read the document.
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