Antonyms for messy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mes-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛs i

Definition of messy

Origin : 1843, "untidy," from mess (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use ("unethical") by 1924. Related: Messily; messiness.

adj cluttered, dirty

Example sentences :

It's much better you didn't recognise us; these boiler explosions are so messy.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Thousands of other planets will gain the settlers that Messy Row loses.
Extract from : « Mezzerow Loves Company » by Floyd L. Wallace

That was messy; but we wanted to be hospitable, so we didn't say anything.
Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin

Sorry to sacrifice you, honey, but the other way is just too messy.
Extract from : « The Deadly Daughters » by Winston K. Marks

And if he's at all messy about it, I give you leave to roll him downstairs.
Extract from : « Shorty McCabe on the Job » by Sewell Ford

I know, and that will be messy work for me, since I know nothing at all about it.
Extract from : « A Mating in the Wilds » by Ottwell Binns

She don't say it messy, understand—just states it quiet and pleasant.
Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford

It's messy work, loadin' garbage cans, and he's peeled down for it.
Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford

And most of the provisions were too messy for a P.M. to manage with his fingers.
Extract from : « Affinities and Other Stories » by Mary Roberts Rinehard

Compared to lots of messy things you have to do in the exercise of your profession?
Extract from : « The Wishing-Ring Man » by Margaret Widdemer

Synonyms for messy

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