cometlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a comet.

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Meanings

adjectivecometlike (comparative more cometlike, superlative most cometlike)

comparative more cometlike · superlative most cometlike

  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

Origin

From comet + -like.

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APA

cometlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cometlike

MLA

“cometlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cometlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cometlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cometlike.

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