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mess·y
(mĕs′ē)adj. mess·i·er, mess·i·est
1.
a. Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom.
b. Given to making messes; not neat or organized: a messy roommate.
2. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning.
3. Unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve: a messy court case.
mess′i·ly adv.
mess′i·ness n.
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messy
(ˈmɛsɪ)adj, messier or messiest
dirty, confused, or untidy
ˈmessily adv
ˈmessiness n
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mess•y
(ˈmɛs i)adj. mess•i•er, mess•i•est.
1. characterized by dirt, disorder, or confusion.
2. causing a mess.
3. embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant.
[1835–45]
mess′i•ly, adv.
mess′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  messy - dirty and disorderly; "a mussy fussy bedroom"; "a child's messy eating habits"untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" |
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messy
adjective
1. disorganized, sloppy (informal), untidy, slovenly She was a good, if messy, cook.
2. dirty, grubby, grimy, scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), skanky (slang) The work tends to be messy, so wear old clothes.
3. untidy, disordered, littered, chaotic, muddled, cluttered, shambolic, disorganized Mum made me clean up my messy room.
untidy ordered, clean, smart, neat, tidy, orderly, meticulous, squeaky-clean, shipshape
untidy ordered, clean, smart, neat, tidy, orderly, meticulous, squeaky-clean, shipshape
4. dishevelled, ruffled, untidy, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, uncombed She's just an old woman with very messy hair.
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messy
adjective1. Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order:
2. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness:
3. Lacking regular or logical order:
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Translations
غَيْر مُرَتَّب، مُتَّسِم بالقَذارَهفَوْضَوِيٌ
nepořádnýšpinavý
beskidtrodet
sotkuinen
neuredan
sóîalegur
取り散らかした
지저분한
razmetanumazan
rörig
ซึ่งไม่เรียบร้อยและสกปรก
lộn xộn
messy
[ˈmesɪ] ADJ (messier (compar) (messiest (superl)))1. (= creating mess) [person] → desordenado; [animal, activity, job] → sucio
he's such a messy eater → lo deja todo perdido or lo ensucia todo cuando come
he's such a messy eater → lo deja todo perdido or lo ensucia todo cuando come
2. (= dirty, untidy) [place, room] → desordenado; [clothes] → desarreglado, desordenado; [hair] → despeinado
"this is a messy piece of work," said the teacher → -la presentación de este trabajo es un desastre -dijo el profesor
she was penalized for messy work → la castigaron por presentar un trabajo sucio y descuidado
"this is a messy piece of work," said the teacher → -la presentación de este trabajo es un desastre -dijo el profesor
she was penalized for messy work → la castigaron por presentar un trabajo sucio y descuidado
3. (= confused and awkward) [situation, divorce, relationship] → turbio, turbulento; [process, dispute] → enrevesado, complicado
she is locked in a messy legal battle with her landlord → está metida en un pleito muy enrevesado con su casero
she is locked in a messy legal battle with her landlord → está metida en un pleito muy enrevesado con su casero
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
messy
[ˈmɛsi] adj (= untidy) [place] → en désordre; [work] → peu soigné(e)
Your desk is really messy → Ton bureau est vraiment en désordre.
Her work tends to be a bit messy → Son travail a tendance a être assez peu soigné.
This first coat of paint looks messy → Cette première couche de peinture n'a pas l'air très soignée.
My writing is terribly messy
BUT J'ai une écriture de cochon.
Your desk is really messy → Ton bureau est vraiment en désordre.
Her work tends to be a bit messy → Son travail a tendance a être assez peu soigné.
This first coat of paint looks messy → Cette première couche de peinture n'a pas l'air très soignée.
My writing is terribly messy
BUT J'ai une écriture de cochon.
(= difficult) [situation, process] → embrouillé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
messy
adj (+er)
(= dirty) → dreckig, schmutzig; (= untidy) → unordentlich; messy writing → fürchterliche Klaue (inf); he’s a messy eater → er kann nicht ordentlich essen, er isst wie ein Schwein
(fig) situation → verfahren; (= confused) → durcheinander; (= unpleasant) → unschön; process, relationship → schwierig; dispute → unschön; their divorce was a messy business, they had a messy divorce → ihre Scheidung war eine unerfreuliche Angelegenheit
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
messy
[ˈmɛsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (dirty, clothes) → sporco/a; (job) → che insudicia; (untidy) → disordinato/a; (confused, situation) → ingarbugliato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mess
(mes) noun a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle. This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.
verb (with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with. She's always messing with the television set.
ˈmessy adjective dirty. a messy job.
ˈmessily adverbˈmessiness noun
ˈmess-up noun
a muddle or state of confusion. There has been a mess-up in the timetable.
make a mess of1. to make dirty, untidy or confused. The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.
2. to do badly. He made a mess of his essay.
3. to spoil or ruin (eg one's life). He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.
mess about/around1. to behave in a foolish or annoying way. The children were shouting and messing about.
2. to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess. I love messing about in the kitchen.
3. (with with) to meddle or interfere with. Who's been messing about with my papers?
4. to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion. The wind messed her hair about.
mess up to spoil; to make a mess of. Don't mess the room up!
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
messy
→ فَوْضَوِيٌ nepořádný rodet unordentlich ακατάστατος desordenado sotkuinen désordonné neuredan disordinato 取り散らかした 지저분한 rommelig rotete brudny bagunçado, trapalhão грязный rörig ซึ่งไม่เรียบร้อยและสกปรก kirli lộn xộn 凌乱的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
messy
a. revuelto-a, desordenado-a, sucio-a.
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