starrier; starriest
1
a
: adorned with stars
especially
: star-studded
b
: of, relating to, or consisting of stars : stellar
c
: shining like stars : sparkling
d
: having parts arranged like the rays of a star : stellate
2
: as high as or seemingly as high as the stars
starry speculations
3
Examples of starry in a Sentence
the starry light of the firmament on a clear night
had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years
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The attendees were a starry lot, from Kate Moss (who came twice) to Emma Thompson and Stella McCartney, who cast her in a campaign after seeing the show.
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Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
India’s Nasir Shaikh is a man who redefined cinema for those who had little access to the starry world of Bollywood in the alleys of the Indian city of Mumbai.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
As part of his duties emceeing the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, the comedian penned a humorous note — complete with a self-portrait doodle — for the evening's starry attendees.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Just before midnight, two of the Oscars’ biggest winners, Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody, descended on the Vanity Fair party, one of the starriest shindigs of Hollywood’s longest — and biggest — day of the year at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
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Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
India’s Nasir Shaikh is a man who redefined cinema for those who had little access to the starry world of Bollywood in the alleys of the Indian city of Mumbai.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
As part of his duties emceeing the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, the comedian penned a humorous note — complete with a self-portrait doodle — for the evening's starry attendees.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Just before midnight, two of the Oscars’ biggest winners, Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody, descended on the Vanity Fair party, one of the starriest shindigs of Hollywood’s longest — and biggest — day of the year at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Starry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starry. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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