The meaning of MESSY is marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt : untidy. How to use messy in a sentence.

MESSY definition: 1. untidy: 2. producing or causing dirt and untidiness: 3. used to describe a situation that is…. Learn more.

1. a. Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom. b. Given to making messes; not neat or organized: a messy roommate. 2. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning. 3. …

If you describe a situation as messy, you are emphasizing that it is confused or complicated, and therefore unsatisfactory. John had been through a messy divorce himself.

Definition of messy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

mess•y (mes′ ē), adj., mess•i•er, mess•i•est. characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room. causing a mess: a messy recipe; messy work. embarrassing, …

MESSY definition: characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition. See examples of messy used in a sentence.