sideral

adjective

sid·​er·​al

ˈsidərəl

1

: sidereal sense 1

2

archaic : emanating from the stars and especially from stars held to be malefic : baleful

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin sideralis, from sider-, sidus star, constellation + -alis -al

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