cometlike

English

Etymology

comet +‎ -like

Adjective

cometlike (comparative more cometlike, superlative most cometlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a comet.
   • 2007 August 16, Warren E. Leary, “Long-Studied Giant Star Displays Huge Cometlike Tail”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 — Astronomers have discovered that a giant star that has been studied for centuries is streaking across the sky trailing an enormous, cometlike tail.