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messy

ˈmɛsi
WordNet
Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, old Flemish lace. The apparently messy, repeating pattern consists of a succession of very narrow S-shaped tendrils with small oval buttons attached to them. Decorative bands, partly forming spirals, curves around the tendrils. The motifs are connected by a braided ground. The very sparingly used solid work is made in net and linen stitch, whereby the openwork edges are about the same width as the solid with which the tendrils are made. One type of decorative soil has been used in the spirals and in the decorative bands are rows of leaves made in molding. The top of the strip is finished straight with a separate knitted band. The underside is finished straight with picots.
Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, old Flemish lace. The apparently messy, repeating pattern consists of a succession of very narrow S-shaped tendrils with small oval buttons attached to them. Decorative bands, partly forming spirals, curves around the tendrils. The motifs are connected by a braided ground. The very sparingly used solid work is made in net and linen stitch, whereby the openwork edges are about the same width as the solid with which the tendrils are made. One type of decorative soil has been used in the spirals and in the decorative bands are rows of leaves made in molding. The top of the strip is finished straight with a separate knitted band. The underside is finished straight with picots.
  1. (adj) messy
    dirty and disorderly "a mussy fussy bedroom","a child's messy eating habits"
Illustrations
In a messy room, a woman with her child and a man are sitting at a table. The man has reached out to the woman, but she is holding her hands on a coffee grinder.
In a messy room, a woman with her child and a man are sitting at a table. The man has reached out to the woman, but she is holding her hands on a coffee grinder.
The fragment is almost square and flat. It is a messy piece of fiber, brown in color. Rope.
The fragment is almost square and flat. It is a messy piece of fiber, brown in color. Rope.
At a chicken coop a man walks with a messy pot, accompanied by a singing man. Behind the chicken coop are two figures, one of whom points to the chickens. In the background the contours of a church and a number of houses can be seen.
At a chicken coop a man walks with a messy pot, accompanied by a singing man. Behind the chicken coop are two figures, one of whom points to the chickens. In the background the contours of a church and a number of houses can be seen.
In a room of a messy inn, four men are sitting at a table drinking and playing. In the foreground, a woman is picking a duck while talking to a man. Her foot rests on a stove.
In a room of a messy inn, four men are sitting at a table drinking and playing. In the foreground, a woman is picking a duck while talking to a man. Her foot rests on a stove.
In the middle of a messy interior, the Mechelen pharmacist and bibliomaniac Bernard De Bruyne sits on a chair with an open book on his knees. There are books and art objects on the cupboard and on the floor. Numbered bottom right: La Renaissance No. 4.
In the middle of a messy interior, the Mechelen pharmacist and bibliomaniac Bernard De Bruyne sits on a chair with an open book on his knees. There are books and art objects on the cupboard and on the floor. Numbered bottom right: La Renaissance No. 4.
A group of people in a messy inn, in the midst of them a man and a woman dance to the music of a fiddler. On the far left, a man embraces a seated woman. Three people enter the inn via a staircase. The print is part of a portfolio.
A group of people in a messy inn, in the midst of them a man and a woman dance to the music of a fiddler. On the far left, a man embraces a seated woman. Three people enter the inn via a staircase. The print is part of a portfolio.
In a messy interior, a man and a woman are busy winding yarn on bobbins. Between them is a child, leaning on the woman's leg, watching. A dog is sleeping between the eggshells and broken pipes.
In a messy interior, a man and a woman are busy winding yarn on bobbins. Between them is a child, leaning on the woman's leg, watching. A dog is sleeping between the eggshells and broken pipes.
Mirrored copy. A group of people in a messy inn, in the midst of them a man and a woman dance to the music of a fiddler. On the far left, a man embraces a seated woman. Three people enter the inn via a staircase.
Mirrored copy. A group of people in a messy inn, in the midst of them a man and a woman dance to the music of a fiddler. On the far left, a man embraces a seated woman. Three people enter the inn via a staircase.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. messy
    In a state of mess, confusion, ordirtiness; making a mess; littered or littering; untidy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (adj) Messy
    confused, untidy
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A form of mash.

Usage in the news

Messi passes Pele 's goals in 1 year as Barca wins. sfgate.com

Lionel Messi's 75th, 76th goals in 1 year pass Pele 's mark as Barcelona wins 4-2 at Mallorca. ashingtonpost.com

Lionel Messi, center, celebrates with Barcelona teammates Cesc Fabregas, left, and Xavi Hernandez after matching Pele 's 75 goals in a calendar year. cnn.com

Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona beat Mallorca 4-2 on Sunday. cnn.com

Messi closes on Pele 's goal mark as Barcelona move clear. cnn.com

Barcelona star Lionel Messi scores his first goal during the 5-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday. cnn.com

Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona move three points clear in la Liga. cnn.com

Pele rates Neymar over Messi. socceramerica.com

Pele and Maradona have dominated the debate for years, but some say Lionel Messi should be included in the conversation. socceramerica.com

Machine Sorters Can't Read Messy Writing. online.wsj.com

Pensive Mike Brown didn't deserve messy Lakers divorce. orlandosentinel.com

So a new trend is small bottles of hand sanitizer,but then squeezing or pouring it out can get messy. nbc15.com

A Calgary woman makes waves after striking against her 3 messy kids. vancouversun.com

A messy desk tells your whole story. readthehook.com

Here's a way to kill your career: Have a messy office. readthehook.com

Usage in scientific papers

Now it is straightforward, though a little messy, to solve the system of equations (2.36).
A Collection of Exercises in Two-Dimensional Physics, Part 1

But the reader should be aware of an extremely messy problem regarding how much to award to the count in the case that a subsume type of pruning can take place.
Fast Algorithms and Efficient Statistics: N-point Correlation Functions

One would expect the behaviour of their conductivity to be in general quite complicated and messy, as compared to the simple results above.
CP_N Solitons in Quantum Hall Systems

However, it is a little messy to do so and we use a computer program Magma.
On Fano indicies of Q-Fano 3-folds

Understanding galaxy formation in all its messy detail will continue to occupy cosmologists for some time to come.
CIW Cosmology Symposium: Conference Summary -- Observations

Usage in literature

You must excuse this messy shirt waist. "Betty Wales Senior" by Margaret Warde

One half of it was wiped clean, the other half messy. "The Best Short Stories of 1917" by Various

They were messy, careless weapons which reinforced careless traits. "The Status Civilization" by Robert Sheckley

It looks a little messy but it's all right. "Just Patty" by Jean Webster

Personally she wanted none of them nasty messy foods, but there! "The Independence of Claire" by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

There, you needn't look at my messy hands; I shall wash 'em when I've done. "King o' the Beach" by George Manville Fenn

Now, then, never mind the line being messy; haul away! "Menhardoc" by George Manville Fenn

A fallow field, "At quando messis" (When will be the harvest)? "Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth" by Lucy Aikin

This could develop into a pretty messy operation. "Legacy" by James H Schmitz

It sounded just a little too messy. "Out Like a Light" by Gordon Randall Garrett

Usage in poetry
"Halt, halt," they cried, "right noble dame,
'Tis fit we should behold
Whether thy coffer ought contains
But gems and messy gold;"
"Sir Raymond of the Castle" by Mary Darby Robinson Author object (474)
E contemplare i proprii stinchi ignudi
In una nicchia, messi insieme a mille,
O (peggio ancora) un poeta che sudi,
E cerchi un verso alzando le pupille...
"La Chiesetta Dei Morti" by Ferdinando Fontana Author object (207)
And the same evening, Olaf wandered out on the green,
Which to him and his brother oft a playground had been;
And lying down on the messy bank, their old play place,
He fell asleep with a heavenly smile upon his face.
"A Tale of Elsinore" by William Topaz McGonagall