Definitions
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- noun The property of being
messy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- noun the trait of being untidy and messy
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Examples
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Nevertheless, you are right to be concerned: the chance for overlapping emotional messiness is fairly strong.
What’s Your Problem? 2010
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Nevertheless, you are right to be concerned: the chance for overlapping emotional messiness is fairly strong.
What’s Your Problem? 2010
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Nevertheless, you are right to be concerned: the chance for overlapping emotional messiness is fairly strong.
What’s Your Problem? 2010
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But the real messiness is that everyone can experience all of that.
Kate Fridkis: Not Every Man Wants to Have Sex With Every Woman Kate Fridkis 2010
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Four principles of organization change: A leaf can be on many branches, messiness is a virtue, the owners of the information no longer own the organization of that information, and users are contributors.
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ARCHER: No. I think the messiness was a result of his psychosis.
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Drugwise: "messiness" rather than loviness, speediness or stonedness seems to be the optimum state.
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When the money addict disallows this "messiness" he puts a hamper on personal growth for himself and those around him.
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The "messiness" you speak of is very real, and from my experiences, I have decided that it's best on a personal level to stick with what you know, and not what you feel, but to keep an open mind to the pursuit of faith and morals.
The Bible's Teaching About Being Prepared To Set Aside The Bible's Teaching James F. McGrath 2009
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I think the "messiness" is what makes it look so cute...like Ice cream!
The Red Deer thereddeer 2009
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