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US
/ˈstɑˌɹi/
]
[ UK /stˈɑːɹi/ ]
[ UK /stˈɑːɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
abounding with or resembling stars
a starry night
starry illumination
How To Use starry In A Sentence
- I was generally a starry-eyed romantic teen rather than a lusty one.
- I bought some starry lights for the cherry tree.
- Quiet folks ... the woman who should have been the 44th President of the United States is handling our starry-eyed mainstream media with the ease that comes with being a part of the most successful Democratic presidential legacy since FDR (see Bill Clinton). Clinton: 'I broke my elbow, not my larynx'
- Allium aflatunense (native to Iran) has dense spherical umbels of starry lilac-purple flowers (the puffball effect) on stems two to three feet tall.
- That is a shame, because the cold snap brought a magical winter scene of frosty nights under starry skies. Times, Sunday Times
- What it was now was the starry 1939-45 War again, and it was a very blobby and liny and crackly film you could viddy had been made by the Germans. Where's the show?
- Caithe and Zojja were not starry-eyed about the prospects, either. GuildWars Edge of Destiny
- A rocky hillside rises from behind the pool, making for a spectacular setting on a starry night. Times, Sunday Times
- It was made in a naturalistic set with a starry cast, authentic props and costumes. Times, Sunday Times
- Maybe because (for some reason I'm not sure of) it reminds me of being outside on a cool October night, under a starry sky.