glary

[ glair-ee ]

/ ˈglɛər i /

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adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.

harshly brilliant; glaring.

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Origin of glary

First recorded in 1625–35; glare¹ + -y¹

glar·i·ness, noun

glary²

[ glair-ee ]

/ ˈglɛər i /

adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.

smooth and slippery, as ice.

First recorded in 1560–70; glare² + -y¹

The same glary, unpleasant light beat down from the same impossible sky.
Shock Treatment|Stanley Mullen
It was July—a hot glary day, but a steady wind blew cool and sweet from the southwest, bringing in all sorts of woodland odors.
Hoosier Mosaics|Maurice Thompson
The frozen expanse stretched steel-white, glary and glistening, a solid sheet of ice.
The Rainy Day Railroad War|Holman Day
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

Look out of that window; it's a bit glary with the sun full on, but do you see those rows of stakes the nets are made fast on?
A Master of Fortune|Cutcliffe Hyne