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sparkly

[spahr-klee]

spar·kly

[spahr-klee]
adjective, -kli·er, -kli·est.
1.
tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders.
2.
(of a wine) naturally carbonated; effervescent.

Origin:
1920–25; sparkle + -y1
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sparkly

adjective
1. marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling
2. 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" 
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