cometlike

adj

cometlike

adj

Etymology From comet + -like.

1

Resembling or characteristic of a comet.

  • 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.2007 August 16, Warren E. Leary, “Long-Studied Giant Star Displays Huge Cometlike Tail”, in New York Times:

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