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asterisked

asterisked

5.7
Marked with a small star to show importance or a note
  • adjective
  • /ˈæstərɪskt/
translation icon : marcado con asterisco
  • The report highlights the asterisked entries that require further investigation.

Examples

  • Publications that I have not been able to see first-hand are asterisked.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Because Law & Contemporary Problems is not consistently committed to a social-scientific perspective, it is not asterisked.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Asterisked entries are those which I have not been able to see.

    Academic text (1996)

  • There have been doubts as to the rationale behind the above asterisked items, one being that states vary in the levels of complexity of their tests.

    Academic text (2012)

  • What he couldn't abide was the tiny, asterisked confirmation which ran along the baseboard like the health warning on a cigarette pack.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • My asterisked paragraphs at the bottom always bugged me—not a good design solution!

    Blog text (29)

  • In the document, the asterisked points are crucial for understanding the main argument.

  • The lecturer emphasized the importance of the asterisked examples for the final exam.

Synonyms

starred
vsasterisked
3.4

Marked with an asterisk to show it is important

covers marks using * for importance, notes, or other distinctions

Surface Forms

asterisked positive

Morphology

asterisked = asterisk (transparent) = asterisk + ed

Formed by adding the productive adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed' to the verb 'asterisk', yielding the clear meaning 'marked with an asterisk'.

Etymology

Asterisked comes from the Greek word asteriskos, meaning 'little star', and from asterisk, the small star symbol *. So when something is asterisked it is 'marked with a star' to show a note or special importance.