STARLIKE

starlike

(adjective) resembling a star; “they saw a starlike object in the sky”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

starlike (comparative more starlike, superlative most starlike)

Resembling a star, especially in shape.

Resembling or characteristic of a celebrity or leading actor.

(geometry) Convex; having the property that any line segment joining any mapped point to a specified point in the domain lies entirely in the domain.

Anagrams

• larkiest, stalkier, tsarlike

Source: Wiktionary


Star"like`, a.

1. Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as, starlike flowers.

2. Shining; bright; illustrious. Dryden. The having turned many to righteousness shall confer a starlike and immortal brightness. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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