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glit⋅ter⋅y

[glit-uh-ree]
–adjective
glittering; sparkling.

Origin:
1750–60; glitter + -y 1
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glit·ter   (glĭt'ər)   
n.  
  1. A sparkling or glistening light.

  2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.

  3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

intr.v.   glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters
    1. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten. See Synonyms at flash.

    2. To sparkle coldly or malevolently: eyes that glittered at the prospect of revenge.

  1. To be brilliantly, often deceptively, attractive.


[Middle English gliteren, to sparkle, from Old Norse glitra; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
glit'ter·ing·ly adv., glit'ter·y adj.
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