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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rather messy" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe something that is untidy, disorganized, or chaotic in a somewhat mild or understated way. Example: "The project report was a rather messy compilation of ideas and notes that needed significant editing."
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The Orlando Magic's first round exit gives the organization time to deal with a rather messy offseason.
The current process for manufacturing it is a rather messy one involving ergot, a parasite of rye.It may, of course, be that LSD has no clinical uses.
'We lived in rather a strange tumbledown neighbourhood, and we named the filmhouse, which was a rather messy old pile, Spittoon.
That the action comes to Besson's native France is marvelous, as it affords the film a rather messy car chase through the First Arrondissement.
Concerning possible over-simplification, I completely agree that the brain is complex, and builds new solutions upon old, perhaps resulting in a rather messy and hard-to-unravel edifice.
The best-selling feminist author Erica Jong has just published a rather messy novel, Fear of Dying, which is as much about fear of getting older as it is about death.
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After the four singers had concluded the evening with a batch of rather messy Brahms Zigeunerliederr" quartets, Mr. Jones buoyed them in a rendition of "Everything's Coming Up Roses" that was happily puppylike in its enthusiasm.
It's a fairly straight reading of the Sex Pistols' punk classic and packs an energetic if rather messy punch, but the sheer gall of yelling "You're pretty fucking vacant" at 6pm on Channel 4 made this a proper rock'n'roll thrill for 14-year-olds eating chip suppers off their laps.
Filleting a fish can be rather messy, so it's good to set up a workspace ahead of time.
Nearly everything in this book is admirably written, but as a novel it's rather messy, and too long.
The piece came across as a restless, wildly colorful but rather messy romp.
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