Tarriest vs Starriest - What's the difference?
tarriest | starriest |
(tarry)
To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
To stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn.
To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
* Shakespeare
* Sir Walter Scott
A sojourn.
Resembling tar.
Covered with tar.
(starry)
Having stars visible.
Shaped like a star.
As adjectives the difference between tarriest and starriest
is that tarriest is superlative of tarry while starriest is superlative of starry.tarriest
English
Adjective
(head)tarry
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Etymology 1
From (etyl) tarien, .Verb
(en-verb)- It is true that the Messiah will come, though he may tarry . (
Hitchens
quoting translated Maimonides)
- He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding.
- He plodded on, tarrying no further question.
Synonyms
* (stay or wait, especially longer than planned ): hang about, hang around, linger, loiter * (stay somewhere temporarily ): sojourn, stay, stay over, stop, stop overNoun
(tarries)Synonyms
* (sojourn ): stay, stop, stop-overEtymology 2
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* (resembling tar) pitchy * (covered with tar) bituminized (treated with tar ), pitchyReferences
* * English heteronymsstarriest
English
Adjective
(head)starry
English
Adjective
(er)- Starry starry night, Portraits hung in empty halls, Frameless heads on nameless walls, With eyes that watch the world and can't forget - a song about called "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)"