Messier

 [mes-ee-ey; Fr. me-syey]  

Mes·sier

   [mes-ee-ey; Fr. me-syey]
noun
Charles  [sharl] , 1730–1817, French astronomer.
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mess·y

   [mes-ee]
adjective, mess·i·er, mess·i·est.
1.
characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
2.
causing a mess: a messy recipe; messy work.
3.
embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant: a messy political situation.
4.
characterized by moral or psychological confusion.
Origin:
1835–45; mess + -y1

Related forms
mess·i·ness, noun
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