English

Alternative forms

• starcrossed, star-cross

Adjective

star-crossed ‎(comparative more star-crossed, superlative most star-crossed)

1. ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.

   The star-crossed lovers looked into each other's eyes, before dying.

   • 1597, William Shakespeare, “Prologue”, in Romeo and Juliet:

     From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/ A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;

   • 2009 March 20, Adam Rittenberg, “Spartans overpower Robert Morris”, in ESPN:

     After a star-crossed regular season, Morgan vowed Thursday to show the college hoops world what it has been missing.

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