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spangly

US/ˈspæŋɡ(ə)li/

spangly adjective: decorated with spangles; sparkly.

Adjective

spangly (comparative spanglier, superlative spangliest)

  1. Decorated with spangles; sparkly.
    • “DWTS” is many things: bright, in-your-face, spangly.2013 April 10, Allyssa Lee, “'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: Party's over”, in Los Angeles Times, retrieved 10 Apr 2013

Forms of spangly

comparativespanglier
superlativespangliest
alternative formspangley

Origin of spangly

From spangle + -y.

Questions about spangly

What does spangly mean?
Spangly means decorated with spangles; sparkly.
What part of speech is spangly?
Spangly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spangly?
Spangly is pronounced /ˈspæŋɡ(ə)li/ (US).

Words near spangly in the dictionary

  1. spanglier
  2. spangliest
  3. spangling
  4. spanglings
  5. Spanglish
  6. spangly
  7. Spangold
  8. spangolite
  9. spangolites
  10. spangs
  11. Spaniard

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