mussy

adjective

ˈmə-sē 

mussier; mussiest

: characterized by clutter or muss : messy

mussily

ˈmə-sə-lē 

adverb

mussiness

ˈmə-sē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• chaotic
• cluttered
• confused
• disarranged
• disarrayed
• disheveled
• dishevelled
• disordered
• disorderly
• higgledy-piggledy
• hugger-mugger
• jumbled
• littered
• messed
• messy
• muddled
• mussed
• pell-mell
• rumpled
• sloppy
• topsy-turvy
• tousled
• tumbled
• unkempt
• untidy
• upside-down

Examples of mussy in a Sentence

a mussy pile of papers and books

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above