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cometlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From comet + -like.

Meanings

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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