sparkly

[spahr-klee]

adjective

sparklier, sparkliest 

1. tending to sparkle; animated; lively.

   a row of sparkly cheerleaders.

2. (of a wine) naturally carbonated; effervescent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sparkly¹

First recorded in 1920–25; sparkle + -y ¹

Example Sentences

I was distracted, for instance, when Wilder’s Wonka made his grand limping entrance, as the sheepish building behind him was now dwarfed by sparkly, shiny warehouses.

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A million little silver strands burst in the serpent’s face, prompting it to recoil and blink its way through the sparkly cloud.

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Fans came dressed in witches' hats and green makeup, while others channelled their inner Glinda in sparkly floor length gowns.

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In the car park, she handed over three pink sparkly party bags containing unlabelled gels, a pre-signed teeth whitening-qualification and a set of plastic teeth to practise on.

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In a video she posted to TikTok in August, Atienza spoke about how “misunderstood and misrepresented feminism is” on social media, calling out certain “girlboss” trends as being “misogyny packaged into a pink sparkly bow.”

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