starred

[stahrd]

adjective

1. set or studded with or as with stars.

2. decorated with a star, as of an order.

3. marked with a starlike figure or spot, especially an asterisk.

4. Linguistics.,  (of a form or construction) ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable: so called because of the convention of placing an asterisk before such a form.

5. Historical Linguistics.,  (of a form) hypothetical or reconstructed, but unattested.

starred

/ stɑːd /

adjective

1. 1. having luck or fortune as specified

   2. ( in combination )

      ill-starred

Other Word Forms

• unstarred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of starred¹

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; star, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Stoppard maintained that it wasn’t autobiographical at the time he wrote it—though later it became public that he had had an affair with Felicity Kendal, who had starred in a few of his plays.

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So Night and Day was about journalism and its purposes; the Real Thing was about love and infidelity and starred Felicity Kendal, for whom Stoppard left his second wife, the doctor and broadcaster Miriam Stoppard.

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Its creators were first-time show runners, unknown young actors were cast in lead roles, and even though the show starred kids, it was not for children.

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The film, based on the book by Ian Fleming, was produced by Albert Broccoli and starred Sean Connery as the British spy.

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In the 1980s, Dharmendra starred in a string of action movies, earning him the nickname "He-Man".

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