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glary

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[ glair-ee ]
/ ˈglɛər i /

adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.

harshly brilliant; glaring.

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Origin of glary

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First recorded in 1625–35; glare1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM glary

glar·i·ness, noun

Words nearby glary

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, glare, glare ice, glaring, Glarus, glary, Glaser, glaserian fissure, Glasgow, Glasgow Coma Scale, Glashow

Definition for glary (2 of 2)

glary2
[ glair-ee ]
/ ˈglɛər i /

adjective, glar·i·er, glar·i·est.

smooth and slippery, as ice.

Origin of glary

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First recorded in 1560–70; glare2 + -y1
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Example sentences 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