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sparkliest

sparkliest is the superlative form of sparkly.

Meaning of sparkly

Adjective

sparkly (comparative sparklier, superlative sparkliest)

  1. Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery
    • How sparkly the weeds are between the stones, and the moss on the roof—oh, and the flowers!1905 January – 1906 January, E[dith] Nesbit, “Peter’s Coal Mine”, in The Railway Children, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published 1906...
  2. Of a liquid: bubbly, effervescent.
    • Then we drifted, with a head over ayther side, peerin' down through the sparkly water. For the world like the days I spint with the pearlers, watchin' the coral banks a-growin' the same as so many gardens under the sea.1900 April 7, Jack London, “(please specify the page number(s))”, in The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC
  3. Of a person: high-spirited and lively.
    • a sparkly personality

Questions about sparkliest

What is sparkliest the superlative form of?
Sparkliest is the superlative form of sparkly.

Words near sparkliest in the dictionary

  1. sparklet
  2. sparkleth
  3. sparklets
  4. sparklier
  5. sparklies
  6. sparkliest
  7. sparklike
  8. sparkline
  9. sparklines
  10. sparkliness
  11. sparkling

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