messy

US /ˈmes.i/

UK /ˈmes.i/

1.

untidy or dirty

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Her room is always so messy.

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Cooking can be a bit messy, but it's fun.

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untidy disordered cluttered dirty grimy

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tidy neat clean

2.

involving difficulties or unpleasantness

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The divorce was very messy.

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It was a messy situation with no easy solution.

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complicated difficult troublesome unpleasant awkward

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straightforward simple easy