stellar
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/ˈstɛlə/
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/ˈstɛlə/ · /ˈstɛlɚ/ · /ˈstɛl.ər/ · /ˈsʈɛllɑ(ɾ)/
Definition of stellar
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
- Heavenly.
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(broadly)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.”
“Where a bank may automatically reject any borrower based on a bad credit score, this is not true for all social lending networks. You can still have a less than stellar score and obtain funding as long as you can convince a peer tha your project is worthy or your business model is strong.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.
Words you can make from stellar
158 playable · top: ALERTS (6 pts)
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13 words5-letter words
34 words- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ARLES 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- ASTER 5 pts
- EARLS 5 pts
- LARES 5 pts
- LASER 5 pts
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- LEARS 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- RALES 5 pts
- RATEL 5 pts
- RATES 5 pts
- REALS 5 pts
- RESAT 5 pts
- SERAL 5 pts
- SETAL 5 pts
- SLATE 5 pts
- STALE 5 pts
- STALL 5 pts
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- STEAL 5 pts
- STELA 5 pts
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- TALER 5 pts
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- TARES 5 pts
- TASER 5 pts
- TEALS 5 pts
- TEARS 5 pts
- TELLS 5 pts
- TESLA 5 pts
4-letter words
58 words- ALES 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ALTS 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- ARTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
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- TELA 4 pts
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- TELS 4 pts
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3-letter words
39 words- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
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- LAS 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
2-letter words
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