glary
1 Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of glary1
First recorded in 1625–35; glare 1 + -y 1
Origin of glary2
Example Sentences
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But for much of the play, the flash and fury of her performance, with its surface swagger and glary stares, too often feel like decoys.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
Both “Small Mouth Sounds” and “Make Believe,” which are as suggestive and shadowy as “Grand Horizons” is obvious and glary, were on recent Top 10 lists of mine.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2020
At one afternoon-long meeting of the chiefs of the 21 largest cities, says San Francisco Chief Thom as Cahill, "we never mentioned bur glary, robbery, organized crime or any thing else but riots."
From Time Magazine Archive
Against that green the red of Brinnaria's gown showed strident and glary, for Brinnaria was sitting on his lap.
From The Unwilling Vestal by White, Edward Lucas
The neglected artichokes had shot, and their glary seed-balls rose as high as his chin like gigantic thistles.
From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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