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messy

Definition for messy

adjective as in cluttered, dirty

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Key to building support for additional wealth taxation, he argued, would be to link it more strongly to overall economic performance, describing the current tax system as "messy", with incentives "all over the place".

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"But this weekend's felt like any other weekend. Just unfortunately, there's been far too many mistakes from start to finish. You know, every single session has been messy."

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"Every choice she makes is because she's just trying to help people, and it's messy and it's complicated. But her heart's in the right place. She probably just needs to see a therapist!"

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Mostly, we’re too caught up in our own lives, through survival or striving, to think about what others think of our messy, vibrant, complicated city.

The Vuelta de Espana cycling race was repeatedly disrupted by groups protesting the presence of the Israel-Premier Tech team, forcing a messy, premature end on Saturday and the cancellation of the podium ceremony.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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