starry

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   abounding with or resembling stars

   A starry night.

2. 2
   adj

   Having stars visible.

   Starry night.

3. 3
   adj

   Resembling or shaped like a star.

   I shrank from the starry waters as they rose to my lip, but a power stronger than my will compelled me to their taste.

4. 4
   adj

   Full of stars or celebrities.

   Despite a starry cast, the film performed poorly at the box office.

From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star + -y.

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