star-crossed

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From star +‎ crossed. Coined by William Shakespeare in 1597 in Romeo and Juliet, see quotations.

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

  1. (idiomatic) Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
    Synonym: ill-starred
    The star-crossed lovers looked into each other's eyes, before dying.
    • c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], “The Prologue”, in [] Romeo and Juliet. [] (First Quarto), London: [] Iohn Danter, published 1597, →OCLC:
      From forth the fatall loynes of theſe two foes, / A paire of ſtarre-crost Louers tooke their life:
    • 1636, Philip Massinger, The Great Duke of Florence[1], act V, scene iii:
      But now, such is my star-cross'd destiny, / When he beholds you as you are, I may / As well entreat him give away his crown, / As to part from a jewel of more value.
    • 1919 [1914], Compton Mackenzie, Sinister Street[2], volume 2:
      For a few moments he sat dazed, visualizing that dreadful waste near New Orleans where in the sand it was so easy for the star-crossed Chevalier to bury the idol of his heart.
    • 2009 March 20, Adam Rittenberg, “Spartans overpower Robert Morris”, in ESPN[3]:
      After a star-crossed regular season, Morgan vowed Thursday to show the college hoops world what it has been missing.

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