[stahrd] 
,| 1. | set or studded with or as with stars. |
| 2. | decorated with a star, as of an order. |
| 3. | marked with a starlike figure or spot, esp. an asterisk. |
| 4. | Linguistics. (of a form or construction) ungrammatical or otherwise unacceptable: so called because of the convention of placing an asterisk before such a form. Compare asterisk (def. 2). |
| 5. | Historical Linguistics. (of a form) hypothetical or reconstructed, but unattested. Compare asterisk (def. 3). |
| unstarred | |
adjective | |
| not marked with an asterisk; "unasterisked items" [syn: unasterisked] |
