cometlike
English
Etymology
comet + -like
Adjective
cometlike (comparative more cometlike, superlative most cometlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a comet.
- 2007 August 16, Warren E. Leary, “Long-Studied Giant Star Displays Huge Cometlike Tail”, in New York Times:
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 — Astronomers have discovered that a giant star that has been studied for centuries is streaking across the sky trailing an enormous, cometlike tail.
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