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starred

[ stahrd ]

adjective

  1. set or studded with or as with stars.
  2. decorated with a star, as of an order.
  3. marked with a starlike figure or spot, especially an asterisk.
  4. Linguistics. (of a form or construction) ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable: so called because of the convention of placing an asterisk before such a form. Compare asterisk ( def 2 ).
  5. Historical Linguistics. (of a form) hypothetical or reconstructed, but unattested. Compare asterisk ( def 3 ).


starred

/ ɑː /

adjective

    1. having luck or fortune as specified
    2. ( in combination )

      ill-starred

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ٲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of starred1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; star, -ed 3
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“The Accountant 2” subtracts everything that worked about the 2016 original, a marvelous romp that starred Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, a neurodivergent numbers geek who freelances as an auditor and assassin.

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“I don’t know what he was looking for or whatnot,” Foster said of the Long Beach native who starred at Warren Downey High.

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He recently starred in a short film called Seek No Favor produced by Carmen Cuba, a well-known Los Angeles producer, that is currently in post-production.

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The Canadian actor, known for roles in La La Land and The Notebook, also starred as a stuntman in last year's The Fall Guy.

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That declaration came a couple of years after he starred in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which many concluded was one of the main reasons for his retirement.

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