glitzy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- glitziness noun
Etymology
Origin of glitzy
First recorded in 1965–70; probably from Yiddish glitz “glitter,” from German glitzern “to glitter” + -y 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Now he is offering the Trumps some of those trappings in the form of a glitzy theatrical release for “Melania.”
The glitzy Sphere suits Las Vegas; a new football arena along classical lines would befit Washington, which Frederick Douglass praised for “its lofty domes and stately pillars.”
Bessent and other US officials will attend panels at the forum's congress centre but also at the "USA House", a venue inside an old church on the glitzy promenade of the mountain retreat.
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Williams will unveil his collection at the brand's glitzy gallery space in western Paris under the shadow of the death of Italy's Valentino Garavani, who passed away Monday at the age of 93.
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It lies just a stone's throw away from the glitzy district of Gangnam -- one of Seoul's best known and wealthiest neighbourhoods, synonymous with South Korea's rise as an economic and cultural powerhouse.
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