Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsəli/
noun a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 The children made a messily of their art project.
A2 She always eats messily, getting food all over her face.
B1 The room was left messily after the party, with cups and plates everywhere.
B2 The paperwork was filled out messily, with scribbles and cross-outs all over the page.
C1 The artist's studio was cluttered and messily organized, but he knew where everything was.
C2 The construction site was a messily of tools, materials, and debris, but the workers knew how to navigate it efficiently.
adjective an adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
A1 She painted her room messily, getting paint all over the floor.
A2 The children ate their ice cream messily, getting it all over their faces.
B1 The artist's studio was always cluttered and messily organized.
B2 The construction workers left the site messily, with tools and debris scattered everywhere.
C1 The paperwork was messily filed, making it difficult to find important documents.
C2 The crime scene was messily handled by the inexperienced forensic team, compromising the evidence.
adverb an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb and indicates manner, time, place, or degree
A1 She painted her room messily, getting paint all over the floor.
A2 The children ate their ice cream messily, with sticky fingers and faces.
B1 The artist worked messily on the sculpture, creating a unique and abstract piece.
B2 The chef chopped the vegetables messily, but they still turned out delicious in the end.
C1 The students conducted the experiment messily, but they were able to gather valuable data.
C2 The construction workers demolished the building messily, leaving a pile of rubble behind.
formal The documents were messily stacked on the desk, making it difficult to find what I needed.
informal She always eats her ice cream messily, getting it all over her face.
slang He painted the graffiti on the wall messily, not caring about staying within the lines.
figurative The situation was messily handled, causing confusion and chaos among the team.
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