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gleamy

/ˈɡliːmi/

gleamy adjective: shiny, bright, glowing.

Adjective

gleamy (comparative gleamier, superlative gleamiest)

  1. shiny, bright, glowing
    • Yet, still thy name its energies shall deal, When wild storms gather round thy country's sun; Her glowing youth shall grasp the gleamy steel, Rank'd round the glorious wreaths which thou hast won!1828, Thomas Gent, Poems (1828)
    • [58] While pastoral pipes and streams the landscape lull, 220 And bells of passing mules that tinkle dull, In solemn shapes before the admiring eye Dilated hang the misty pines on high, Huge convent domes with pinnacles and towers, And antique castles seen through gleamy [59] showers. 225 From such...1896, (Edited by William Knight), The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth

Forms of gleamy

comparativegleamier
superlativegleamiest

Origin of gleamy

From gleam + -y.

Words formed from gleamy

Words that rhyme with gleamy

Questions about gleamy

What does gleamy mean?
Gleamy means shiny, bright, glowing.
What part of speech is gleamy?
Gleamy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gleamy?
Gleamy is pronounced /ˈɡliːmi/.

Words near gleamy in the dictionary

  1. gleaming
  2. gleamingly
  3. gleamings
  4. gleamless
  5. gleams
  6. gleamy
  7. glean
  8. gleanable
  9. gleaned
  10. gleanedst
  11. gleaner

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