"messy" meaning in English

See messy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: ˈmes.i Forms: messy
Etymology: : messy < mess + -y
  1. ακατάστατος
    Sense id: el-messy-en-adj-2W0MbW-4
  2. βρόμικος, που κάνει κάποιον ή κάτι βρόμικο ή ακατάστατο
    Sense id: el-messy-en-adj-DKgXWFsZ
  3. ο δύσκολος ή ο δυσάρεστος να αντιμετωπιστεί
    Sense id: el-messy-en-adj-czUItwJU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mess
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