Word Finder - messy

definition

(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

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Jim ran his fingers through his messy brown hair.

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(of a person) Prone to causing mess.

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He is the messiest person I've ever met.

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(of a situation) Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.

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a messy divorce

It was messy and uneven.

She wondered if her hair was as messy as she suspected.

The messy studio from last week had been transformed into a professional art gallery.

Make it messy and obvious.

It's a bit messy, I'm going through things.

Your face may be blue and your hair pink, but I don't see you doing anything messy, like taking a shotgun to the head.

Deidre wiped away more tears and went to her messy desk, where a red-covered notebook sat on a pile of paper.

Finally, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the messy streaks from her cheeks and managed to get a halfhearted smile.

Jackson pretended to whisper, but said loud enough for anyone to hear, Messy divorce.

A rhinestone barrette held her hair in a messy updo.

Not only is clean out messy, it also dangerous.

Toddlers are very active and are known to become messy as they play and eat.

Without it, applying this liner can be a very messy and tricky application indeed.

Some reviews from independent consumers seem to indicate that this litter can be messy if you have a cat that likes to track litter around.

Liquid eyeliner can be messy to work with if you are not used to it, so be careful and make sure you know the techniques to apply eyeliner before beginning.

How to get a smoky effect on eyes without looking messy is a fine balance.

Precise smoky eyes take practice, and you're bound to feel you're look borders on messy the first few times you test out these techniques.

Wine Pourer with Stopper - Makes pouring and storing easy, without messy drips.

S'mores tend to be messy to make and sometimes the chocolate bar does not melt.

This way, you don't have to deal with any messy technical details to use the phone with different wireless providers around the world.

Tar preparations are messy but were still as of 2004 considered useful for treating patients with chronic lichenified areas of skin.

In 2004, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross wrote that the five stages of grief "were never meant to tuck messy emotions into neat packages.

Layers don't have to make your hair look shaggy or messy.

A medium length cut can have a sexy and messy look if shaggy layers are added to the cut.

Tousle the hair with the product and your hands to create a messy look that fits with the shaggy hair style.

A messy updo works well for casual days while a tower of ringlets is more appropriate for a formal event.

The messy and possibly irritating nature of depilatories also makes waxing a cleaner choice of hair removal.

Shags can be worn as short as 3 inches off the head for an androgynous look, or longer for a tousled, messy and easy-to-care-for style.

Choppy layers give medium length hair styles a messy and sexy look.

Razor cut hairstyles give hair a slightly messy look, without creating as dramatic of a look as a choppy hairstyle.

This cut can be styled in a messy manner or smoothed out.

Also, preparing cold wax to be applied to the eyebrow area is much less messy than hot wax.

Try the Head Banger Way Out Wax that provides hair with a messy texture, perfect for shaggy short hair styles.

If you invest your locks in an indie haircut, you will need to embrace a more messy, unkempt philosophy of hair.

Messy hair is a key part of the emo look, so create a style which is anything but contrived.

The messy bun was considered the height of style for so long because it suggested a sort of carefree, nonchalant, wash-and-go attitude.

Once both sides are done, undo the clips and gather the hair into a loose, messy chignon.

Don't be afraid to take your cue from these looks; try a wacky, messy updo that doubles as a stylish, unkempt bun, or give short hair plenty of volume by teasing it generously.

Some people, especially teens, prefer the deliberately messy bed head hair style that could be bad in a more professional context.

If done properly, a messy look can be stylish, but it still needs a good cut and proper care to pull off a carefree look.

When it's not straight and not curly, it can be hard to make hair work, but there are a number of good wavy hair styles ideas out there, both retro and modern, and they don't all involve messy hair or fussy blow drying.

For hair that is a bit closer to chin length and layered, you can do either a 1920s style, or a modern, gently messy look.

Curly and wavy long emo styles can be left to air dry for funky texture and messy, bed head charm.

Seek beach bride styles that mimic a tousled messy updo style.

High ponytails, messy buns and loose braids all rule supreme during the summer, but fall is when chic hairstyles really come back into play.

A messy or lightly tousled bun, accessorized with a fun clip or lively head band, is a great cute hair updo.

A razor cut will add a broken edge that is perfect for messy styling.

Look at any skater kid or surfer boy and you're bound to see a layered tousled look that is intended to look messy.

A nice clean perimeter and a choppy interior allows this style to be messy or with the right product and instruction, lay down into a nice classic style.

Because of that lift at the top, a root booster may be a valuable product when it comes to styling to achieve the sexy, slightly messy bed head look.