messily

Definitions

In a manner that is untidy, dirty, or disorganized.

In a way that involves confusion, complexity, or lack of order.

Examples

The toddler ate his spaghetti messily, leaving sauce all over his face and the high chair.

The artist messily applied thick layers of paint to the canvas, creating a chaotic but vibrant abstract piece.

Synonyms

sloppily untidily disorderly chaotically slovenly clumsily haphazardly

Antonyms

neatly tidily orderly methodically systematically precisely cleanly