as in chaotic
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
having a messy room is virtually de rigueur for a college student
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Recent Examples of messy
Whether that’s due to the physicality, time commitment, or simply the yuck factor (looking at you, messy microwave), in these situations, you may be better served to enlist the pros.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
His line was messy: five runs allowed on six hits (including two home runs) over 4 1/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Fill the front container with water and a smaller secondary tank with Dreame’s cleaning solution, and the H14 Pro works out how much solution is required based on how messy your floor is.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 May 2025
The Rise Of Squiggly Thinking: Embracing The Nonlinear So, where does that leave us clever, irrational, gloriously messy humans?
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
His line was messy: five runs allowed on six hits (including two home runs) over 4 1/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Fill the front container with water and a smaller secondary tank with Dreame’s cleaning solution, and the H14 Pro works out how much solution is required based on how messy your floor is.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 May 2025
The Rise Of Squiggly Thinking: Embracing The Nonlinear So, where does that leave us clever, irrational, gloriously messy humans?
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messy
Adjective
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Viewers looked forward to their weekly check-in with Akil’s characters, who are as flawed and resilient as real people, neither Shonda levels of chaotic nor reality-TV caricatures.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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As chaotic and entertaining as the transfer portal is, keeping star-caliber pieces in college is vital to building a truly elite team.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The pass from Dennis Schröder wouldn’t be as sloppy if Josh Hart didn’t get so in his face.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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But several lawmakers have been using their best stage whisper to urge Leadership teams in the House and Senate that this sort of sloppy handling of sensitive information cannot become normalized.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The dogs crowd into the bathroom, peering over the edge of the tub with expressions that viewers described as both confused and concerned.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The whipsaw turns have left markets, governments and consumers alike confused and worried about what’s next.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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The new house is now disgustingly filthy and filled with trash and the smell of cat urine.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The common areas of the building have been filthy, too: trash all around the grounds and dirty stairwells.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Messy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messy. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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