messy

Definition

  • adjective: not clean or tidy
  • adjective: marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt
  • synonyms: untidy, confuse, cluttered

Examples

  • I heard all of the 'messy' details of the lawsuit.

  • Painting a room can be 'messy' work.

  • a delicious but 'messy' sandwich

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Using a word they don't fully understand. Enough! Louise. We don't know if they understand the difference between a weapon and a tool. Our language like our culture is messy and sometimes one can be both. And it's quite possible that they're asking us to offer them something, (..)
    2016 Arrival
  • (..) wasn't going on anymore. With the Marines at Gitmo, who knows what the hell goes on down there? We better find out before the rest of the world does. Damn thing could get messy. All right, what about this Commander Galloway? She's been working a desk in Internal Affairs... (..)
    1992 A Few Good Men
  • (..) Where everyone got along, and anyone could be anything. Turns out, real life is a little bit more complicated than a slogan on a bumper sticker. Real life is messy. We all have limitations. We all make mistakes. Which means, hey, glass half full, we all have a lot in common. And the more we try to (..)
    2016 Zootopia