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messy

English

Etymology

From mess +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?si/
  • Rhymes: -?si
  • Hyphenation: messy
  • Homophone: Messi

Adjective

messy (comparative messier, superlative messiest)

  1. (of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
  2. (of a person) Prone to causing mess.
  3. (of a situation) Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.

Synonyms

(in a disorderly state): untidy, chaotic, disorderly, cluttered

Antonyms

  • neat
  • orderly

Derived terms

  • messily
  • messiness

Descendants

  • ? German: Messie

Translations

Further reading

  • messy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • messy at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • Symes

Middle English

Noun

messy

  1. Alternative form of messe

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missy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?s.i/
  • Rhymes: -?si

Etymology 1

From miss +? -y.

Noun

missy (plural missies)

  1. A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A female nurse.

Descendants

  • ? Maori: Mihi

Translations

Adjective

missy (not comparable)

  1. Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.

Etymology 2

Noun

missy (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) Alternative form of misy

Anagrams

  • mysis

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