Definition of messy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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. Unpleasantly difficult to โ€ฆ
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    Messy pertains to a state or condition of disorder, untidiness, or disarray. It refers to a lack of neatness or order, be it in a physical space like a room, a process, or even abstract things such as an situation โ€ฆ

    Jan 18, 2026ย ยท Adjective messy (comparative messier, superlative messiest) (of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

Messy definition: Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disorganized, untidy, or disorderly in appearance or condition. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the adjective messy.

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