Messy
(adjective)
- Untidy or dirty.
- In disarray, disorganized or cluttered.
- 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:
- The kitchen was messy after the party.
- His hair was messy after the wind blew through it.
- The room was messy with clothes and books all over the floor.
- The messy desk made it hard to find what she was looking for.
- The messy handwriting made it difficult to read the document.