Messier

[ mes-ee-ey; French me-syey ]

/ ˈmɛs iˌeɪ; French mɛˈsyeɪ /

noun

Charles

[sharl] /ʃarl/,1730–1817, French astronomer.

Definition for messier (2 of 2)

messy

[ mes-ee ]

/ ˈmɛs i /

adjective, mess·i·er, mess·i·est.

characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.

causing a mess: a messy recipe; messy work.

embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant: a messy political situation.

characterized by moral or psychological confusion.

Origin of messy

First recorded in 1835–45; mess + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM messy

mess·i·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for messier

Recognizing that Messier was simply a corporate charlatan, Bronfman stepped up and led the charge to remove the megalomaniac.

Music's Misunderstood Genius |Peter Lauria |July 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Messier is currently on trial in Paris on charges of misleading investors.

Music's Misunderstood Genius |Peter Lauria |July 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
In recent days, we have seen the future of diplomatic machinations with Iran, and it is messier and more alarming than before.

Why Our Nuke Policy Doesn't Work |Leslie H. Gelb |May 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He put the instrument down and zeroed it on Messier 44, the Beehive star cluster in the constellation Cancer.

Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet |Harold Leland Goodwin

Six days after sunrise the craters are again nearly of the same size, owing to the diminution of Messier.

Are the Planets Inhabited? |E. Walter Maunder
Number 22 rue Messier was a wretched one-storeyed house that belonged to a country vine-dresser who seldom came to Paris.

Fantmas |Pierre Souvestre
This was the first nebula discovered by Messier, and its discovery led to the formation of his catalogue of 103 nebulæ.

Half-hours with the Telescope |Richard A. Proctor
The northern entrance to Messier Channel is through this gulf.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for messier

messy

/ (ˈmɛsɪ) /

adjective messier or messiest

dirty, confused, or untidy

Derived forms of messy

messily, adverb messiness, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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Messier

noun

Definition for messier (2 of 2)

adjective, mess·i·er, mess·i·est.

Origin of messy

OTHER WORDS FROM messy

Example sentences from the Web for messier

British Dictionary definitions for messier

adjective messier or messiest

Derived forms of messy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Messier

noun

Definition for messier (2 of 2)

adjective, mess·i·er, mess·i·est.

Origin of messy

OTHER WORDS FROM messy

Words related to messier

Example sentences from the Web for messier

British Dictionary definitions for messier

adjective messier or messiest

Derived forms of messy