glary

¹ American  

[glair-ee] / ˈglɛər i /

adjective

glarier, glariest

1. harshly brilliant; glaring.

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glary ² American  

[glair-ee] / ˈglɛər i /

adjective

glarier, glariest

1. smooth and slippery, as ice.

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Other Word Forms

• glariness noun

Etymology

Origin of glary¹

First recorded in 1625–35; glare ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of glary²

First recorded in 1560–70; glare ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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

"Mind your business!" says one of 'em, givin' me the glary eye.

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell

The same glary, unpleasant light beat down from the same impossible sky.

From Shock Treatment by Mullen, Stanley