starry

American  

[stahr-ee] / ˈstɑr i /

adjective

starrier, starriest

1. abounding with stars.

   a starry night.

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-shaped or stellate.

5. shining like stars.

   starry reflections on the dark water.

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starry British  

/ ˈstɑːrɪ /

adjective

1. filled, covered with, or illuminated by stars

2. of, like, or relating to a star or stars

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Other Word Forms

• starrily adverb
• starriness noun

Etymology

Origin of starry

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; star, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Taylor Swift’s sky may be opalite, but the starry blue hues in the new jewels of Louis Vuitton’s Color Blossom collection belong to sodalite.

From Los Angeles Times

Stripped of their starriest player and many trusted associates, they’ve morphed into a tighter outfit that plays unselfish team basketball and relies on every player to shoot, rebound and defend.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brazilian director Karim Ainouz's surreal satire "Rosebush Pruning" premiered on Saturday at the Berlin Film Festival with one of the programme's starriest casts portraying an outrageously spoiled and dysfunctional family descending into chaos.

From Barron's

Overhead, a stylized starry sky—gold against deep blue—illustrates the Pythagorean idea of the music of the spheres.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dean was asked about the "starry feedback" while appearing on The Graham Norton Show last week.

From BBC

Related Words

• glittering
• luminous
• sparkling
• stellar