Messy
adjective
Not neat or organized.
My roommate's side of the dorm is always messy.
Often appears as...
- messy room
- messy hair
adjective
Dirty or untidy.
He always leaves the kitchen messy after cooking.
Often appears as...
- messy kitchen
- messy garden
adjective
Complicated and difficult to deal with.
The situation got messy when they couldn't agree on the terms.
Often appears as...
- messy situation
- messy divorce
adjective
Not neat or organized.
My roommate's side of the dorm is always messy.
Often appears as...
- messy room
- messy hair
adjective
Dirty or untidy.
He always leaves the kitchen messy after cooking.
Often appears as...
- messy kitchen
- messy garden
adjective
Complicated and difficult to deal with.
The situation got messy when they couldn't agree on the terms.
Often appears as...
- messy situation
- messy divorce
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Chaos
Describes scenarios where items are scattered without order, often overwhelming the senses.
The artist's studio was messy, with paint tubes and brushes everywhere.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Language
Used informally to express a personal space's lack of tidiness, not usually in professional settings.
Sorry for the messy living room, I wasn't expecting guests.
Pro Tip 3/3Possible Negativity
Can imply a negative judgment about someone's habits or space, suggesting carelessness.
She was embarrassed by her messy desk when her colleague noticed it.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Chaos
Describes scenarios where items are scattered without order, often overwhelming the senses.
The artist's studio was messy, with paint tubes and brushes everywhere.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Language
Used informally to express a personal space's lack of tidiness, not usually in professional settings.
Sorry for the messy living room, I wasn't expecting guests.
Pro Tip 3/3Possible Negativity
Can imply a negative judgment about someone's habits or space, suggesting carelessness.
She was embarrassed by her messy desk when her colleague noticed it.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Chaos
Describes scenarios where items are scattered without order, often overwhelming the senses.
The artist's studio was messy, with paint tubes and brushes everywhere.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Language
Used informally to express a personal space's lack of tidiness, not usually in professional settings.
Sorry for the messy living room, I wasn't expecting guests.
Pro Tip 3/3Possible Negativity
Can imply a negative judgment about someone's habits or space, suggesting carelessness.
She was embarrassed by her messy desk when her colleague noticed it.
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The power of vulnerabilit...
And so I thought, you know what, this is the career for me, because I am interested in some messy topics. But I want to be able to make them not messy. I want to understand them. I want to hack into these things that I know are important and lay the code out for everyone to see. So where I started was with connection.
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How to create cleaner...
But beyond that outlet, the picture gets messier. It takes a lot of fuel to heat our homes, preserve our food, and our power our gadgets around the clock. And for 40% of the world, that fuel is cheap, plentiful, and it's called coal. But coal also releases pollutants into the air, like sulfur dioxide,
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
As you notice, some of these, or all of the boards actually don't have leashes. So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here,
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The truth about unwanted...
But even though I know it's difficult to sit with those feelings in a room full of strangers, if we can find our way through all of the messy feelings, I believe we will find our way to the light of compassion for that child, whose relationship with her body was damaged
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Advice from the world’s...
messy window the disgusting messy window full of cigarette butts it's such a et cetera running out of time so your takeaway from all this what is your takeaway from all this good question your takeaway is that the the freaky marginal nooks and crannies of the world
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Robert Waldinger: What...
something we can get that'll make our lives good and keep them that way. Relationships are messy and they're complicated and the hard work of tending to family and friends, it's not sexy or glamorous. It's also lifelong. It never ends.
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How to unboil an egg -...
This technique works with all sorts of proteins. Bigger, messier proteins can be more resistant to being pulled apart, so scientists attach a plastic bead to one end that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first.
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Why does the universe...
infinite, messy, arbitrary, pointless reality, it's like a big frothing champagne coming out of a bottle endlessly, a vast universe, mostly a wasteland with little pockets of charm and order and peace,
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The myth of Cupid and...
First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
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Puppy Adopted By Cat...
it might be affected but it's far Messier from the cat
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
And so I thought, you know what, this is the career for me, because I am interested in some messy topics. But I want to be able to make them not messy. I want to understand them. I want to hack into these things that I know are important and lay the code out for everyone to see. So where I started was with connection.
Video examples
How to create cleaner...
But beyond that outlet, the picture gets messier. It takes a lot of fuel to heat our homes, preserve our food, and our power our gadgets around the clock. And for 40% of the world, that fuel is cheap, plentiful, and it's called coal. But coal also releases pollutants into the air, like sulfur dioxide,
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
As you notice, some of these, or all of the boards actually don't have leashes. So our mentor is going to be the leash. We're here and we're kind of here to be brave and courageous and move through the messiness of whatever comes up. We actually expect you to get somewhat triggered here,
Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
But even though I know it's difficult to sit with those feelings in a room full of strangers, if we can find our way through all of the messy feelings, I believe we will find our way to the light of compassion for that child, whose relationship with her body was damaged
Video examples
Advice from the world’s...
messy window the disgusting messy window full of cigarette butts it's such a et cetera running out of time so your takeaway from all this what is your takeaway from all this good question your takeaway is that the the freaky marginal nooks and crannies of the world
Video examples
Robert Waldinger: What...
something we can get that'll make our lives good and keep them that way. Relationships are messy and they're complicated and the hard work of tending to family and friends, it's not sexy or glamorous. It's also lifelong. It never ends.
Video examples
How to unboil an egg -...
This technique works with all sorts of proteins. Bigger, messier proteins can be more resistant to being pulled apart, so scientists attach a plastic bead to one end that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first.
Video examples
Why does the universe...
infinite, messy, arbitrary, pointless reality, it's like a big frothing champagne coming out of a bottle endlessly, a vast universe, mostly a wasteland with little pockets of charm and order and peace,
Video examples
The myth of Cupid and...
First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
Video examples
Puppy Adopted By Cat...
it might be affected but it's far Messier from the cat
Example 1 of 10
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our best with what we've been given. We come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on our lives that we have to fight against.
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Eric Close
American Actor
The majority of the world - including myself - we all have problems and difficulty in life, and life's messy. But there are great rewards in life, too.
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Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
I don't think that I'm broken at all. I no longer think that I'm a mess. I just think I'm a deeply feeling person in a messy world.
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Felicity Jones
English Actress
Emotional messiness is my reason for life. In acting, it's so important.
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Chris Harrison
American Entertainer
Real life happens. Sometimes it's messy. Sometimes it doesn't work.
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Simon Beaufoy
British Writer
Real life is messy, and drama is a shaped version of real life.
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Josh Tillman
American Musician
I think that life is messy and that human beings are insane.
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Tim Blake Nelson
American Director
Really, life is full of contradictions. Life is messy.
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Ken Livingstone
English Politician
This life is messy.
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Heather Bresch
American Businesswoman
Life's messy.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our best with what we've been given. We come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on our lives that we have to fight against.
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Eric Close
American Actor
The majority of the world - including myself - we all have problems and difficulty in life, and life's messy. But there are great rewards in life, too.
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Glennon Doyle Melton
American Author
I don't think that I'm broken at all. I no longer think that I'm a mess. I just think I'm a deeply feeling person in a messy world.
Quote examples
Felicity Jones
English Actress
Emotional messiness is my reason for life. In acting, it's so important.
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Chris Harrison
American Entertainer
Real life happens. Sometimes it's messy. Sometimes it doesn't work.
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Simon Beaufoy
British Writer
Real life is messy, and drama is a shaped version of real life.
Quote examples
Josh Tillman
American Musician
I think that life is messy and that human beings are insane.
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Tim Blake Nelson
American Director
Really, life is full of contradictions. Life is messy.
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Ken Livingstone
English Politician
This life is messy.
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Heather Bresch
American Businesswoman
Life's messy.
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