stellar

adj
/ˈstɛlə/UK/ˈstɛlɚ/US/ˈsʈɛllɑ(ɾ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.

  1. borrowed from stēllāris

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

  2. Heavenly.

  3. Exceptional, exceptionally good.

    • The actress gave a stellar performance.
    • Some years ago there were hundreds of musicians of ability, but of less stellar renown, who toured the country, giving performances at less than stellar fees.
    • Yet the economic seers are at it again, seemingly unabashed by their somewhat less than stellar performances in 1969.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stellar. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA