sparkly

American  

[spahr-klee] / ˈspɑr kli /

adjective

sparklier, sparkliest

1. tending to sparkle; animated; lively.

   a row of sparkly cheerleaders.

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

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Etymology

Origin of sparkly

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

Example Sentences

“It was hard,” she said, surrounded by sparkly dresses and silk shirts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zendaya was spotted at Louis Vuitton's show on Tuesday sporting some sparkly jewellery alongside a simple gold ring - which looked like it could be a wedding band to us.

From BBC

I turned my phone over in my hands, watching the sparkly case catch the light.

From Literature

The way to Handsome’s place passed between two long but short hills, now completely covered in fresh sparkly snow.

From Literature

In a sparkly gold dress, the 20-year-old floated above the pressure, bopped along to the music of Donna Summer and glided her way to stardom—and the top of the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal