messily

ˈmɛsɪli

Definition

Definition of messily - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

disorder

Rare

in a messy, untidy manner

Rare

She ate messily, leaving crumbs everywhere.

sloppily

untidily

organization

Rare

in a careless or disorganized way

Rare

He messily threw his clothes on the floor.

carelessly

disorderly

sloppily

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Origin of messily

Middle English, mesel (disorderly) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Terms with messily included in their meaning

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crumple up

squash paper

make something wrinkled or folded messily

crumple up

intransitive

become wrinkled or folded messily

smear

application

spread or coat a surface messily with a substance

ransacked

adj.

disorderly search

searched thoroughly and messily

eat like a hog

messy eating

consume food quickly and messily

slush around

liquid movement

move liquid messily or without control

pig it

live messily

live or eat greedily or dirtily

gobbler

eating

person who eats quickly and messily

Examples of messily in a sentence

The children played messily in the mud.
The papers were messily scattered across the desk.
He messily scribbled notes during the lecture.

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French:en désordre, n'importe comment, ...
German:unordentlich, durcheinander, ...
Italian:disordinatamente, caoticamente, ...
Spanish:desordenadamente, de manera descuidada, ...
Portuguese:desordenadamente, desorganizadamente, ...
Chinese:凌乱地, 不整齐地, ...
Japanese:乱雑に, 無造作に, ...
Arabic:بِفَوْضَوِيَّة, بِطَرِيقَةٍ غَيْرِ مُنَظَّمَةٍ, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מְבוּלְגֶנֶת, בְּצוּרָה מְרוּשֶׁלֶת, ...
Russian:беспорядочно, небрежно, ...
Ukrainian:неохайно, недбало, ...
Hindi:गंदे तरीके से, लापरवाही से, ...
Bengali:অগোছালোভাবে, অযত্নে, ...
Catalan:desordenadament, descuidament, ...
Czech:nepořádně, neuspořádaně, ...
Danish:rodet, uorganiseret, ...
Dutch:slordig, wanordelijk, ...
Greek:ακατάστατα, απρόσεκτα, ...
Hungarian:rendetlenül, hanyag módon, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, ដោយរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, ...
Korean:지저분하게, 어지럽게, ...
Persian:نامرتب, به‌طور نامنظم, ...
Polish:niechlujnie, niedbale, ...
Portuguese (BR):desordenadamente, desorganizadamente, ...
Romanian:dezordonat, fără grijă, ...
Swedish:stökigt, slarvigt, ...
Thai:อย่างเลอะเทอะ, อย่างไม่เป็นระเบียบ, ...
Turkish:düzensizce, ...
Vietnamese:một cách bừa bãi, một cách lộn xộn, ...

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Definition of messily - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of messily

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