adjective

cluttered

cluttered, messy

His desk is always cluttered with papers.

His desk is always cluttered with papers.

My mind feels cluttered with too many thoughts.

My mind feels cluttered with too many thoughts.

((sth.)) is cluttered ((with sth.)) to be filled or covered with a lot of things in an untidy way His desk is always cluttered with papers.

Synonyms: messy, untidy, disorganized; Antonyms: tidy, neat, organized

From Middle English 'clotter', meaning to form clots or lumps. The idea is of things lumped together untidily.

Picture a closet so 'cluttered' that a 'clot' of clothes falls out when you open it.

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