Meanings
comparative more uncometary · superlative most uncometary
- rareUnlike a comet.
The failure to see the comet previous to its sudden apparition near the Andromeda Nebula, its uncometary appearance, its peculiar freaks, and final utter disappearance from the heavens […]
1899, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society1 more example
The neon lines were fairly intense and are quite uncometary. It has been suggested to me that the cyanogen might have been generated during the fall of the meteorites by a reaction between atmospheric nitrogen and cohenite or carbon.
1940, American journal of science, volume 238, page 571
Origin
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