messy
/ˈmesi/adjective
उच्चारण मेसी
गंदा, अस्त-व्यस्त, बिखरा हुआ
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as antonym
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dirty and untidy
गंदा, अस्त-व्यस्त, बिखरा हुआ
- The kitchen was messy after the party.
- messy handwriting
- The children made the room messy while playing.
+ 3 more examples
- Radhika's cousin left the dining table messy after the party.
- My brother's cupboard is always messy.
- The bathroom got messy during the monsoon.
Synonyms untidy dirty disorderly cluttered chaotic
- 2
(of a situation) unpleasant, confused and difficult to deal with
(स्थिति) उलझी हुई, पेचीदा, अप्रिय
- a messy divorce
- The dispute became messy when lawyers got involved.
- The case turned into a messy legal battle.
+ 2 more examples
- It was a messy situation, with no easy solution.
- The break-up was messy and left both families upset.
Synonyms complicated confused awkward tangled unpleasant
Opposite simple straightforward clean
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
messy + noun / be messy
Messy describes a place or thing that is dirty or untidy, and also a situation that is confused.
'Messy' गंदे या अस्तव्यस्त स्थान या वस्तु का और उलझी हुई स्थिति का वर्णन करता है।
- Radhika's messy desk was full of old notes.
- The divorce was a messy affair.
keep / leave / look + messy
After keep, leave and look, use the adjective messy, not an adverb.
Keep, leave और look के बाद adjective 'messy' आता है, adverb नहीं।
- Do not leave your room messy.
- The kitchen looked messy after the party.
messy eater / messy play
With people or activities, messy means making a lot of dirt while doing something.
व्यक्ति या गतिविधि के साथ 'messy' का अर्थ काम करते समय बहुत गंदगी फैलाना है।
- The baby is a messy eater.
- Holi is a happily messy festival.
mess (noun) vs messy (adjective)
Mess is the noun, messy the adjective, and mess up the phrasal verb; do not interchange them.
'Mess' noun, 'messy' adjective और 'mess up' phrasal verb है; इन्हें आपस में न बदलें।
- Please clear up this mess.
- He messed up his chance.
+Collocations 4
messy + noun
roomhairhandwritingkitchendivorce
- Her messy handwriting lost her marks in the exam.
adverb + messy
veryrathera bitincrediblyhopelessly
- The playground was rather messy after the match.
verb + messy
getbecomelookstayturn
- The discussion turned messy within minutes.
messy + situation
break-updisputelegal battlebusinesscompromise
- The property dispute became a long and messy legal battle.
“More examples 5
- After the Diwali cleaning, even the messy cupboard looked tidy.
दीवाली की सफाई के बाद अस्तव्यस्त अलमारी भी साफ़ लग रही थी।
- The monsoon turned the village road into a messy path of mud.
मानसून ने गाँव की सड़क को कीचड़ भरे गंदे रास्ते में बदल दिया।
- He combed his messy hair before going to the interview.
उसने इंटरव्यू पर जाने से पहले अपने बिखरे बाल सँवारे।
- The cricket board faced a messy dispute over the team captain.
क्रिकेट बोर्ड को कप्तान को लेकर उलझे हुए विवाद का सामना करना पड़ा।
- Cooking with children is fun but messy.
बच्चों के साथ खाना बनाना मज़ेदार है पर गंदगी फैलाने वाला।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She kept her room messily.
✓ She kept her room messy.
After keep + object, an adjective is needed.
'Keep' + object के बाद adjective आता है।
✗ Don't messy my hair.
✓ Don't mess up my hair.
Messy is an adjective; the verb is mess up.
'Messy' adjective है; verb के लिए 'mess up' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ Why is your room so mess?
✓ Why is your room so messy?
After so and be we need the adjective messy, not the noun mess.
'So' और be के बाद adjective 'messy' चाहिए, noun 'mess' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mess·y
?Which word?
Keep apart messy (untidy) and messiah (a saviour).
Messy (अस्त-व्यस्त) और messiah (उद्धारक) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Make a mess of sth (do it badly); mess about; a mess (a room where soldiers eat, as in the army mess).
Idioms: make a mess of sth (बिगाड़ देना); mess about; a mess (वह कमरा जहाँ सैनिक खाते हैं, जैसे army mess)।