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glowy

UK/ˈɡləʊ.i/US/ˈɡloʊ.i/

glowy adjective: glowing.

Adjective

glowy (comparative glowier or more glowy, superlative glowiest or most glowy)

  1. Glowing.
    • Hillary grows more and more glowy as Obama grows more and more wan.2008 April 27, Maureen Dowd, “Desperately Seeking Street Cred”, in New York Times
    • If used with powder foundation, it [the spray] will give you a glowy appearance. Use with eyeshadow for a vibrant tint.2012, Lorie Bennett, Little Secrets, page 20

Forms of glowy

comparativeglowier
comparativemore glowy
superlativeglowiest
superlativemost glowy

Origin of glowy

From glow + -y.

Words formed from glowy

Words that rhyme with glowy

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about glowy

What does glowy mean?
Glowy means glowing.
What part of speech is glowy?
Glowy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce glowy?
Glowy is pronounced /ˈɡləʊ.i/ (UK).

Words near glowy in the dictionary

  1. glowup
  2. glowups
  3. glowvine
  4. glowworm
  5. glowworms
  6. glowy
  7. gloxazone
  8. gloximonam
  9. gloxinia
  10. gloxinias
  11. Gloyd

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