adjective
muss′i·er, muss′i·estInformal messy; disordered, untidy, rumpled, etc.
adjective
The definition of mussy is something or someone that is messy or disorderly.
A messy and untidy person is an example of someone who would be described asmussy.
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Origin
From muss +"Ž -y.
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural mussies)
- Eye dialect spelling of mercy, representing African American Vernacular English.
Origin
African-American dialect pronunciation of mercy.
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Sentence Examples
- Created and developed to add a chic polish to mussy runway hair, the following Catwalk products have inspired a whole new wave of creative and fashionable hairstyling that's right on trend.
- Besides the cathedral and other churches of Troyes, those of Mussy-sur-Seine (r3th century), Chaource (16th century) and Nogent-sur-Seine (15th and 16th centuries), are of note.