stellar
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈstɛl.ə//
- United States//ˈstɛl.əɹ//
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
adjective
- 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.
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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stēllāris.
Forms
- comparative
- more stellar
- superlative
- most stellar