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starry

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star·ry  (stär)
adj. star·ri·er, star·ri·est
1. Marked or set with stars or starlike objects.
2. Shining or glittering like stars.
3. Shaped like a star.
4. Illuminated by stars; starlit.
5. Of, relating to, or coming from the stars; stellar.
starri·ness n.
starry
Adjective
[-rier, -riest]
1. (of a sky or night) full of or lit by stars
2. of or like a star or stars: a starry cast
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.starry - abounding with or resembling stars; "a starry night"; "starry illumination"
starless - not starry; having no stars or starlike objects; "dark starless nights"
Translations
starry [ˈstɑːrɪ] adj → estrellado
starry [ˈstɑːrɪ] adj → étoilé(e)
starry [ˈstɑːrɪ] adj → sternklar;
starry sky → Sternenhimmel m
starry [ˈstɑːrɪ] adj → stellato/a
starry star


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Nor when expandingly lifted by your subject, can you fail to trace out great whales in the starry heavens, and boats in pursuit of them; as when long filled with thoughts of war the Eastern nations saw armies locked in battle among the clouds.
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In the gap between the parted curtains there was a new light shining; not the dim gray twilight of Nature, but a pure and starry radiance, a pale, unearthly light.
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I saw more things on that starry night, by that blood-red glare, than I have told you in their order, and more things than I shall tell you now.
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