{
    "term": "messy",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "dirty and/or untidy",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The house was always messy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children got really messy playing in the woods."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her long black hair was messy and dirty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How did the place get so messy?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sorry it's a bit messy in here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On his desk was a messy pile of notes and drawings."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "chaotic"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "making somebody/something dirty and/or untidy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was a messy job."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "unpleasant, confused or difficult to deal with",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The divorce was painful and messy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole situation got rather messy."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmesi/",
                "audio": "me/messy/messy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmesi/",
                "audio": "me/messy/messy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}