glittery

[glit-uh-ree]

adjective

1. glittering; sparkling.

Other Word Forms

• unglittery adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glittery¹

First recorded in 1750–60; glitter + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Yet he was instrumental to the creation of the band’s stomping and glittery sound as heard in songs like “Detroit Rock City,” “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Strutter” and “I Was Made for Lovin’ You.”

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“There was a gap for us who wanted something cool. A men’s cut of a tee or a plain, glittery shirt wasn’t cutting it.”

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One was how the show, a glittery evening devoted to the most popular of popular arts, would play against a world gone mad.

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Pointing to glittery gold block letters that spelled MAGA, he said he wanted to swap the first A for a U, so that the acronym stood for “the most useless governor in America, Gavin Newsom.”

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“KPop Demon Hunters” showcases its namesake trio, a girl group called Huntr/x, serving choreography, wielding glittery weapons, or floating in the air like angels.

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