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messy

[/ˈmɛsi/]
adjective
bagunçado
1. untidy or dirty; lacking order or cleanliness
The room was messy with clothes scattered everywhere.
O quarto estava bagunçado com roupas espalhadas por todos os lados.
2. causing or characterized by confusion or disorder
The divorce proceedings became very messy.
O processo de divórcio se tornou muito confuso.
3. involving unpleasantness or difficulty; complicated
It's a messy situation that will take time to resolve.
É uma situação complicada que levará tempo para resolver.
4. causing dirt or stains; untidy in appearance
Eating pizza can be messy.
Comer pizza pode ser bagunçado.
NYC Slang
a mess
Synonyms
untidydisorganizedcluttereddisheveledsloppychaotic
Antonyms
tidyneatorganizedcleanorderly

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
bagunçado/desorganizado
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
bagunçado/zoado
zoado is more colloquial
São Paulo
bagunçado/desorganizado
standard usage
Portugal
desarrumado/confuso
preferred Portuguese European term

Related Idioms & Phrases

a messy affair
make a mess of something
get into a mess
messy breakup
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