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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resembling a comet
Synonyms:
cometary; cometic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
comet ((astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit)
Derivation:
comet ((astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit)