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glar·y

1   [glair-ee]
adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.
harshly brilliant; glaring.
Origin:
1625–35; glare1 + -y1

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glar·i·ness, noun

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glar·y

2   [glair-ee]
adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.
smooth and slippery, as ice.
Origin:
1560–70; glare2 + -y1
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glare1 (ɡlɛə)
 
—vb
1.  (intr) to stare angrily; glower
2.  (tr) to express by glowering
3.  (intr) (of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense
4.  (intr) to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish
 
—n
5.  an angry stare
6.  a dazzling light or brilliance
7.  garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness
 
[C13: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English glæren glassy; see glass]
 
'glareless1
 
—adj
 
'glary1
 
—adj

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