ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Messily

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Messily is an adverb meaning In a messy manner; sloppily, shoddily.

Meaning

In a messy manner; sloppily, shoddily.

Example Sentences

The Commander's aim was off sending it messily over the back of the sensor officer's bulbous head instead.
The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.

Synonyms for messily

Depending on context, synonyms include untidily.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include untidily, sloppily, sloppery, slovenly, slipshodly, shabbily.

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