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Vinony

messily

adverb

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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English messy Middle English -ly English -ly English messily From messy + -ly.

  1. In a messy manner; sloppily, shoddily.

    “The Commander's aim was off sending it messily over the back of the sensor officer's bulbous head instead.”

    “The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.”