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# starry

«starry» in Mova's school dictionary: **Full of stars; lit by stars** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (starry, starrier, starriest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Full of stars; lit by stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#m1)

2) Shining like stars; sparkling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#m2)

3) «starry-eyed»: hopeful and dreamy, not seeing problems. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#m3)

4) (informal) To do with famous people: a starry cast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and poems, «a starry night» sets a calm, magical or lonely mood. In art lessons, Van Gogh's «The Starry Night» is a famous swirly painting. In science, a starry sky is best away from city lights. Phrases: «a starry night», «starry sky», «starry-eyed», «starry cast».

### examples

- We lay on the grass and looked at the starry sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#x1)
- Van Gogh painted «The Starry Night». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#x2)
- The starry night was cold and clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#x3)
- Her eyes were starry with excitement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#x4)
- He was starry-eyed about becoming a famous footballer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#x5)
- The film has a starry cast of famous actors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#x6)
- Were the chambers like a starry sky seen from the top of a high mountain?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/#x7)

### note

Comparatives: starrier, starriest. From «star» + -ry (double r). Trap: «starry» vs «stary» (not a word) vs «staring».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «starry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.