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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.

  5. Historical Linguistics.(of a form) hypothetical or reconstructed, but unattested.



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

  • unstarred 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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And Duff, who now has four kids, starred in the TV show “Younger” and, most recently, the short-lived “How I Met Your Father.”

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Tanner in“Full House” and has starred in a number of TV movies.

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The pair, who both starred in the 2024 film It Ends with Us, have been locked in a legal battle for several months, with a trial set for next year.

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Tisdale, who also starred in the “High School Musical” franchise, jokes that her new edict to her agent is “iconic stuff only please.”

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Biel has likewise segued into producing with her company, Iron Ocean, which backed the psychological thriller series “Cruel Summer,” “The Sinner” and “Candy,” the latter two in which she also starred.

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