as in untidily
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Recent Examples of messily
Order surrenders messily to disorder.
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Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messily
chaotically
Adverb
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If that doesn’t happen for some reason, such as oversleeping, my day starts chaotically.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
10 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, some of them may be acting more rebelliously, chaotically or impulsively.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Messily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messily. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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