Definitions
not starry; having no stars or starlike objects
Word origin
From Middle English sterreles, equivalent to star + -less. Piecewise doublet of asterless.
Used in a sentence
“The starless night was very dark.”
“A globe far off / It seemed, now seems a boundless continent / Dark, waste, and wild, under the frown of Night / Starless exposed, and ever-threatening storms / Of Chaos blustering round, inclement sky;”
“A searchlight wounded the starless dark.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Unlit overhead”8 letters
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