"mussy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: mussier [comparative], mussiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌsi Etymology: From muss + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|muss|y}} muss + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|mussier}} mussy (comparative mussier, superlative mussiest)
  1. Having been mussed: messy, rumpled.
    Sense id: en-mussy-en-adj-ry4ZyScI Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: mussies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌsi Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mussy (countable and uncountable, plural mussies)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of mercy, representing African-American Vernacular English. Tags: alt-of, countable, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable Alternative form of: mercy, representing African-American Vernacular English
    Sense id: en-mussy-en-noun-g2NfU-TO Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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