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messy

mess·y [ méssee ] (comparative mess·i·er, superlative mess·i·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. dirty or disordered: involving, producing, or marked by dirt or disorder
Repairing a car can be a messy business.

2. difficult to sort out: complicated and unpleasant to resolve or deal with
a messy divorce

3. careless: showing a lack of carefulness or precision
an erroneous conclusion resulting from messy reasoning


mess·i·ly adverb
mess·i·ness noun
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