stary

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UK/ˈstɛə.ɹi/US/ˈstɛɚ.i//ˈstɛɹ.i/Australia/ˈsteː.ɹi/

A form of starey — Characterized by staring.

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Meanings

adjectivestary (comparative starier, superlative stariest)

comparative starier · superlative stariest

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of starey.

    Buddy Eagleton was ahead of Reppler and he turned to run, his eyes wide and stary.

    1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press

Origin

From stare + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stary

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Sounds the same

starey

Anagrams

straysatyryrast
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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