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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a charming mess" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or place that is disorganized or chaotic but still has an appealing or endearing quality.
Example: "Her room was a charming mess, with clothes strewn everywhere and books piled high, yet it felt warm and inviting."
Alternatives: "a delightful chaos" or "an endearing disorder".
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The chaos has turned the tournament into a charming mess.
It's a mess, but a charming mess made by a robot trying to make art the way humans do.
He "was a charming mess — extravagantly verbal, always in a flamboyant dither," Wexler wrote in "Rhythm and the Blues: A Life in American Music" (with David Ritz).
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Molly's a charming hot mess of a character wrapped in designer suits; you love to watch her struggle because of her picky and slightly unreasonable standards, but you love to love her because you can see a tad bit of yourself in some of the decisions she's made.
Debra Messing can be a charming comedian, but the suggestion of a complicated inner life is not part of her repertory, and she's not very convincing in the part of a top Broadway lyricist.
This book is a charming reminder of how much visual creativity comes out of mess and muddle and mistakes.
But a charming effort.
"What a charming gentleman.
Ashley Emerson was a charming Papagena.
He has a charming smile.
What a charming idea.
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