cometlike

English

Etymology

From comet +‎ -like.

Adjective

cometlike (comparative more cometlike, superlative most cometlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a comet.
    • 2007 August 16, Warren E. Leary, “Long-Studied Giant Star Displays Huge Cometlike Tail”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 May 2023:
      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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