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glary

1
[glair-ee]
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adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.

harshly brilliant; glaring.

Nearby words

  1. glare,
  2. glare ice,
  3. glaring,
  4. glaringly,
  5. glarus,
  6. glaser,
  7. glaserian fissure,
  8. glasgow,
  9. glasgow, ellen,
  10. glashow

Origin of glary

1
First recorded in 1625–35; glare1 + -y1
Related formsglar·i·ness, noun

glary

2
[glair-ee]

adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.

smooth and slippery, as ice.

Origin of glary

2
First recorded in 1560–70; glare2 + -y1
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Examples from the Web for glary

  • The neglected artichokes had shot, and their glary seed-balls rose as high as his chin like gigantic thistles.

    The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett

  • Against that green the red of Brinnaria's gown showed strident and glary, for Brinnaria was sitting on his lap.

    The Unwilling Vestal|Edward Lucas White

  • The frozen expanse stretched steel-white, glary and glistening, a solid sheet of ice.

    The Rainy Day Railroad War|Holman Day

  • And hate to get up in the morning, too— To pull the coverlet from your frost-bit nose, And touch the glary matting with your toes!

    The Daughter of the Storage|William Dean Howells