messy

English

Etymology

From mess +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsi

Adjective

messy (comparative messier, superlative messiest)

1. (of a place) in a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

   a messy office

2. (of a person) prone to causing mess.

   He is the messiest person I've ever met.

3. (of a situation) difficult or unpleasant to deal with

   a messy divorce

Synonyms

(in a disorderly state): untidy, chaotic, disorderly, cluttered

Antonyms

• neat
• orderly

Derived terms

• messily
• messiness

Translations

in a disorderly state; causing mess or confusion; chaotic; disorderly

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凌亂 (cmn), 凌乱 (cmn) (língluàn)

• Dutch: wanordelijk (nl), chaotisch (nl)
• Finnish: sotkuinen, sekainen
• French: désordonné (fr)
• Georgian: ჭუჭყიანი (ka) (čučqiani)
• German: chaotisch (de)
• Greek: ακατάστατος (el) (akatástatos)
• Italian: disordinato (it)

• Krio: chaka-chaka
• Portuguese: desorganizado, bagunçado, caótico, desordenado
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: (disorderly) беспорядочный (ru) (besporjádočnyj), (dirty) грязный (ru) (grjáznyj), (sloppy) неряшливый (ru) (nerjášlivyj)
• Spanish: desordenado (es)
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: darmadağınık (tr), karmakarışık (tr), (colloquial) karman çorman (tr), pasaklı (tr)

External links

• messy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• messy at OneLook Dictionary Search