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adjective

as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness is there any wonder that you can never find anything in your littered desk?

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littered

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verb

past tense of litter
as in generated

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Recent Examples of littered
Adjective
In the past, her songs were so littered with personal details that listening felt voyeuristic. — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026 The series does not touch on the tabloid attention that followed the Beckhams in 2004, when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, and the many further accusations of cheating that littered gossip columns after. — Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for littered
  1. messy
  2. generated
  3. chaotic
  4. kindled
  5. cluttered
  6. spawned
  7. filthy
  8. kidded
Adjective
  • Impact Backers say Measure E would clean up those messy governmental issues.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • They are retained here as if to underscore the messy peculiarity of the world left behind.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of messy
Verb
  • The Rams, the NFL’s top offense in yards per game, generated only 24 yards in 15 plays during their first five possessions and were zero for five on third down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In his hands, their coherence lay elsewhere, in their responsiveness to the situations that generated them.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of generated
Adjective
  • In order to avoid large crowds and a chaotic shopping experience, customers might want to stay away from Costco on certain afternoons.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Engineered with bold resonant audio and booming bass, an IP67 waterproof and dustproof exterior, up to 20 hours of battery life, and convenient USB-C charge-out support, it is built for every chaotic adventure.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Verb
  • Now that fall is on the horizon, hope has been kindled for abundant rainfall.
    — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of kindled
Adjective
  • With all the new tech coming across my desk lately, my workspace has become quite cluttered.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Evonitz held Kara hostage in his cluttered apartment for 18 hours.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cluttered
Verb
  • In Albania, where anger over development in a nature preserve has spawned an antigovernment movement, protesters hurled Molotov cocktails.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The group has also spawned multiple side projects, including 50FootWave and Lakuna.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawned
Adjective
  • Everybody wants to bring back trip-hop, but no one remembers how filthy Dummy actually sounds.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • When the drop comes in, there’s this really filthy synth bass.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of filthy
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded

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