mess‧y S3 / mesi / 形容词 ( comparative messier , superlative messiest )

1 dirty or untidy :

a messy room

Sorry the place is so messy, I haven’t had time to clear up.

2 informal a messy situation is complicated and unpleasant to deal with :

He’s just been through a particularly messy divorce.

3 making someone or something dirty or untidy :

messy jobs like plumbing, plastering, and tiling

— messily 副词

— messiness 名词 [不可数名词]