as in untidily
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Adverb
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Exactly how quickly — and how messily — India’s clean energy revolution might play out isn’t yet clear.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026 -
For the teenager in me who was messily figuring out her sexuality, Keisha and Justin would have been my fictional best friends.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
22 Dec. 2025
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But just as there’s a difference between depicting chaos and depicting chaotically, there’s a difference between presenting theatergoers with a realistic image of mental illness and driving an audience nuts.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Directed and steered by Alex Timbers, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg among its executive producers, The Muppet Show keeps things chaotically simple.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Shabbily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shabbily. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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