glittery

glittery: adjective

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

- bugle beads all aglitter

- glinting eyes

- glinting water

- his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent

- shop window full of glittering Christmas trees

- glittery costume jewelry

- scintillant mica

- the scintillating stars

- a dress with sparkly sequins

- `glistering' is an archaic term

• Syn:

↑aglitter, ↑coruscant, ↑fulgid, ↑glinting, ↑glistering, ↑glittering, ↑scintillant, ↑scintillating, ↑sparkly

• Similar to: ↑bright

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sparkle (for: ↑sparkly), ↑scintillate (for: ↑scintillant), ↑glitter, ↑coruscate (for: ↑coruscant)

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glittery — [glit′ər ē] adj. having glitter; glittering … English World dictionary
glittery — [[t]glɪ̱təri[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is glittery shines with a lot of very small points of light. ...a gold suit and a glittery bow tie … English dictionary
glittery — glitter ► VERB 1) shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) (glittering) impressively successful or glamorous: a glittering career. ► NOUN 1) bright, shimmering reflected light. 2) tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration.… … English terms dictionary
glittery — adjective see glitter II … New Collegiate Dictionary
glittery — /glit euh ree/, adj. glittering; sparkling. [1750 60; GLITTER + Y1] * * * … Universalium
glittery — adjective That glitters … Wiktionary
glittery — glit|ter|y [ glıtəri ] adjective INFORMAL bright and shining with a lot of quick flashes of light … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glittery — adj. sparkly, shiny, reflecting light, brilliant … English contemporary dictionary
glittery — glit·tery … English syllables
glittery — UK [ˈɡlɪtərɪ] / US adjective informal bright and shining with a lot of quick flashes of light … English dictionary

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