messiness (noun)

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• messiness — messy ► ADJECTIVE (messier, messiest) 1) untidy or dirty. 2) confused and difficult to deal with. DERIVATIVES messily adverb messiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• messiness — noun The property of being messy. She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pickup after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary …   Wiktionary

• messiness — noun see messy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• messiness — noun 1. a state of confusion and disorderliness the house was a mess she smoothed the mussiness of the bed • Syn: ↑mess, ↑muss, ↑mussiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑mussy ( …   Useful english dictionary

• messiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state of being messy or unkempt: disorderliness, sloppiness, slovenliness, untidiness. See ORDER …   English dictionary for students

• mess-up — noun (C) informal a situation in which someone has done something badly or made a lot of mistakes: The whole thing had been a mess up from start to finish. messy / mesi/ adjective 1 dirty or untidy: messy saucepans | Sorry the place is so messy,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• messy — adjective (messier; est) Date: 1843 1. marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt ; untidy < a messy room > 2. lacking neatness or precision ; careless, slovenly < messy thinking > 3. extremely unpleasant or t …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• messy — adjective (messier, messiest) 1》 untidy or dirty. 2》 confused and difficult to deal with. Derivatives messily adverb messiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• messy — UK [ˈmesɪ] / US adjective Word forms messy : adjective messy comparative messier superlative messiest 1) very untidy or dirty a messy kitchen/office/bedroom 2) complicated, difficult, and unpleasant to deal with Politics has always been a messy… …   English dictionary

• messy — /ˈmɛsi/ (say mesee) adjective (messier, messiest) 1. of the nature of a mess: a messy concoction. 2. being in a mess: a messy table. 3. attended with or making a mess; dirty; untidy: messy work. –messiness, noun …  

• messily — messy ► ADJECTIVE (messier, messiest) 1) untidy or dirty. 2) confused and difficult to deal with. DERIVATIVES messily adverb messiness noun …   English terms dictionary