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uncometary

uncometary adjective: unlike a comet.

Adjective

uncometary (comparative more uncometary, superlative most uncometary)

  1. (rare) Unlike 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 Society
    • 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

Forms of uncometary

comparativemore uncometary
superlativemost uncometary

Origin of uncometary

From un- + cometary.

Questions about uncometary

What does uncometary mean?
Uncometary means unlike a comet.
What part of speech is uncometary?
Uncometary is an adjective.

Words near uncometary in the dictionary

  1. uncomelier
  2. uncomeliest
  3. uncomelily
  4. uncomeliness
  5. uncomely
  6. uncometary
  7. uncomf
  8. uncomfertable
  9. uncomfies
  10. uncomfily
  11. uncomfiness

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