stellar

UK /ˈstɛlə/ US /ˈstɛlɚ/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

nearest, outer, tiny, trying

VERB + STELLAR

gave, help, phase, solve

STELLAR + NOUN

corpse, deaths, earth, fees, idea, mysteries, neighbour, observations

PREP.

from, in, than

ADV.

already, somewhat

Definitions

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

Heavenly.

Exceptional, exceptionally good.

The actress gave a stellar performance.

Some years ago there were hundreds of musicians of ability, but of less stellar renown, who toured the country, giving performances at less than stellar fees.

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Synonyms

adjective — being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars

astral

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The actress gave a stellar performance.

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Some years ago there were hundreds of musicians of ability, but of less stellar renown, who toured the country, giving performances at less than stellar fees.

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Yet the economic seers are at it again, seemingly unabashed by their somewhat less than stellar performances in 1969.

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Knowing my post may help your (already stellar) writing makes me as happy as a flea in a doghouse!

Tatoeba · #398097

Who are you, dweller of this tiny stellar corpse?

Tatoeba · #7917645

These stellar deaths can leave behind neutron stars, which pack more mass than our Sun into a sphere roughly as wide as the island of Manhattan is long.

Tatoeba · #8702827

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