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Star-crossed — or star crossed lovers is a phrase describing a pair of lovers whose relationship is said to be doomed from the start. The phrase is astrological in origin, and is best known from the play Romeo and Juliet by the Elizabethan playwright William… … Wikipedia
Star-crossed — (st[aum]r kr[o^]st ; 115), a. Not favored by the stars; ill fated. [Poetic] Shak. [1913 Webster] Such is my star crossed destiny. Massinger. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Star Crossed — is a phrase best known from Romeo and Juliet. It may also refer to:Television* Star Crossed , an episode of the The Outer Limits TV seriesComics* Star Crossed , a comic book limited series published by DC Comics imprint, Helix … Wikipedia
star-crossed — adj literary being in a situation that prevents something happy or good happening ▪ star crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together) … Dictionary of contemporary English
star-crossed — star ,crossed adjective LITERARY continuously affected by bad luck: star crossed lovers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
star-crossed — star′ crossed adj. thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill fated: star crossed lovers[/ex] • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
star-crossed — [stär′krôst΄] adj. [see STAR, n. 5] destined to an unhappy fate; sure to end up in misfortune; unlucky … English World dictionary
star-crossed — [adj] doomed catastrophic, cursed, damned, disastrous, ill fated, illomened, ill starred, jinxed, luckless, misfortunate, unfortunate, unlucky; concepts 537,548 … New thesaurus
star-crossed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : not favored by the stars : ill fated * * * /stahr krawst , krost /, adj. thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill fated: star crossed lovers. [1585 95] * * * starˈ crossed or (archaic) starˈ crost adjective 1. Thwarted by the… … Useful english dictionary
star-crossed — ADJ: usu ADJ n If someone is star crossed, they keep having bad luck. ...star crossed lovers parted by war and conflict … English dictionary
star-crossed — adjective Date: 1595 not favored by the stars ; ill fated < a pair of star crossed lovers take their life Shakespeare > … New Collegiate Dictionary
