messy

/'mesi/

Thân thiện

The child's bedroom is messy with toys and clothes scattered on the floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dirty and disorderly; untidy: Describes something that is not clean or neat, often in a state of disarray.
   • Unpleasantly complicated or confused: Can describe a situation that is difficult, confused, or lacking clear organization.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • Her desk is always so messy with papers and coffee cups.
  • Cleaning up after the party was a messy job.
  • The divorce was a long and messy process for everyone involved.

Advanced Usage

• "to get messy": to become disorderly, complicated, or difficult.
  • The negotiations could get messy if both sides refuse to compromise.
• "a messy business/affair": an unpleasant, complicated, or morally questionable situation.
  • Politics can often be a messy business.

Variants and Related Words

• Mess (n): A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place; a situation that is confused and full of problems.
  • Please clean up this mess in the kitchen.
• Messily (adv): In a messy manner.
  • The paint was applied messily all over the canvas.

Synonyms

• Untidy: Not neat or arranged in order.
• Disorderly: Lacking organization; untidy.
• Chaotic: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs/Constructions)

• Make a mess (of something): To make something dirty or untidy; to handle something badly.
  • The children made a mess of the living room with their toys.
  • I think I made a mess of the presentation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. dirty and disorderly
   • a mussy fussy bedroom
   • a child's messy eating habits

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