cometlike

English

Etymology

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 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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