messy
Example Sentences
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Disney’s initial skepticism and the scene’s sheer impact on food both beg the question: How did one of the messiest foods imaginable become shorthand for romance?
From Salon
What stands out in Annie is its relaxed, unvarnished portrait of student life: messy hostel rooms, friends lounging on charpoys smoking and arguing about everything from bureaucracy to exams, and a breezy irreverence toward authority.
From BBC
Popcorn, with its flying crumbs and sonic crunch, was too lowbrow—and too messy—for their polished halls.
The messy saga has reignited conversations in Australia about its progress towards making its politics look more like its population.
From BBC
For each of those successes, there are several messy misfires: The wan camp of “The Politician.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.