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starry — starry, stellar, astral, sidereal can mean of, referring to, or suggestive of a star or group of stars. Starry is the ordinary nontechnical term, capable of being used in reference to stars of various kinds (as the celestial bodies known as stars … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Starry — Star ry (st[aum]r r[y^]), a. 1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars. Above the starry sky. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame. [1913 Webster] Do not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starry — late 14c., from STAR (Cf. star) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Starry eyed unrealistically optimistic is attested from 1884; earlier descriptive of bright eyes … Etymology dictionary
starry — index stellar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
starry — ► ADJECTIVE (starrier, starriest) 1) full of or lit by stars. 2) informal relating to stars in entertainment … English terms dictionary
starry — [stär′ē] adj. starrier, starriest 1. set or marked with stars 2. shining like stars; bright 3. shaped like a star 4. lighted by or full of stars 5. of or coming from the stars 6. of, from, or like s … English World dictionary
starry — starriness, n. /stahr ee/, adj., starrier, starriest. 1. abounding with stars: a starry night. 2. of, pertaining to, or proceeding from the stars. 3. of the nature of or consisting of stars: starry worlds. 4. resembling a star; star shaped or… … Universalium
starry — star|ry [ˈsta:ri] adj 1.) having many stars ▪ a starry winter sky 2.) starry eyes shine brightly 3.) bright like a star or shaped like a star ▪ white starry flowers … Dictionary of contemporary English
starry — UK [ˈstɑːrɪ] / US [ˈstɑrɪ] adjective Word forms starry : adjective starry comparative starrier superlative starriest a starry sky or night is one where a lot of stars can be seen in the sky … English dictionary
starry — /ˈstari/ (say stahree) adjective (starrier, starriest) 1. having many stars or lit by stars: a starry sky. 2. of, relating to, or proceeding from the stars. 3. of the nature of or consisting of stars: starry worlds. 4. resembling a star; star… …
