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From jisho.org[1]: 面倒くさい - bother(some) to do; tiresome

Also the word 面倒 translates to trouble, difficulty; care; attention;, so that with +くさい would make it troublesome.

I've not heard it being used for messy, unless perhaps you mean messy as in a messy situation (rather than say, a messy room).

[1]: http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E9%9D%A2%E5%80%92%E3%81%8F%E3%81...



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