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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