messy

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While the last portion of that (MailFactory) got kind of messy, the script is relatively simple to step through.

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  1. adjective Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom.
  2. adjective Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning.
  3. adjective Unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve: a messy court case.

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  • While the last portion of that (MailFactory) got kind of messy, the script is relatively simple to step through. —  Planet SUSE
  • I have three young, messy, active, sports-playing children. —  doggdot.us
  • Clean your litter box without touching the messy waste. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • "The process of governing ourselves is messy, and you or I may not get the things that we want," Floyd said. —  greatfallstribune.com - Local News
  • Its kind of messy, but it might get you by until you can get the proper crimp type connectors. —  eHam.net News
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