starry

[ stahr-ee ]

/ ˈstɑr i /

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adjective, star·ri·er, star·ri·est.

abounding with stars: a starry night.

of, relating to, or proceeding from the stars.

of the nature of or consisting of stars: starry worlds.

resembling a star; star-shaped or stellate.

shining like stars: starry reflections on the dark water.

Nearby words

starlit, starquake, starr, starr, belle, starred, starry, starry grasswort, starry night, the, starry-eyed, stars and bars, stars and stripes

Origin of starry

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at star, -y¹

Related formsstar·ri·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for starry

Astraea is the starry Lady of the Scales, a sort of karmic, astral Venus who weighs one's deeds.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A some-time interest has become a solid platform from which to stretch artistic muscles and reach for starry achievement.
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I think that whole experience with The Starry Messenger was ultimately a kind of lonely one for him, and yet it strengthened him.
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Either the clear voice was too rich with gladness, or else she should not have turned the starry eyes so suddenly upon him.
Terry|Charles Goff Thomson

It was a delicious autumn evening, the air was soft and the sky clear and starry.
French and Oriental Love in a Harem|Mario Uchard
It is a freshly erected wooden pile, circular, with a pointed roof, and the starry flag of America on the summit of it.
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As each vague Being appeared and bowed its starry head she raised her sceptre in answering salutation.
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The rogue's starry mantle descended on his adopted son, a tailor, whom he named Merlin, junior.
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British Dictionary definitions for starry

starry

/ (ˈstɑːrɪ) /

adjective -rier or -riest

filled, covered with, or illuminated by stars

of, like, or relating to a star or stars

Derived Formsstarrily, adverbstarriness, noun

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Word Origin and History for starry

starry

adj.

late 14c., from star + -y (2). Starry-eyed "unrealistically optimistic" is attested from 1884; earlier descriptive of bright eyes. Related: Starrily; starriness.

starry

adjective, star·ri·er, star·ri·est.

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starry

adjective -rier or -riest

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