💡 Unpleasantly bright ❗ Very obvious 🌟 Blinding light

glary

7.7

Very obvious in a way that draws negative attention

adjective
/ˈɡlɛri/

: llamativo

The glary mistake in the presentation was impossible to ignore.

Examples

A glary flaw in the plan caused the project to fail.
Her glary mistakes were pointed out during the meeting.
Her glary outfit made her stand out in the crowd.
The glary neon signs made it hard to see anything else.
The glary neon signs made it hard to see anything else.
Her glary outfit made her stand out in the crowd.
A glary flaw in the plan caused the project to fail.

Synonyms

garish

vsglary

16 6.7

Very bright and showy in a way that hurts the eyes

is about obviousness that highlights faults rather than flashy brightness

glaring

vsglary

12 4.3

Very obvious and wrong in a way that shocks people

is obvious and unpleasant but not always shocking in effect

Antonyms

subtle

276 6.0

Not easy to notice or understand because it is small

discreet

115 5.8

Careful about what you say and do to avoid upsetting people or drawing attention

How Obvious

blatant

96 4.5

glary

7.7

obvious

∞ 1.0

noticeable

65 3.2

subtle

276 6.0

Surface Forms

glary positive

Morphology

glary = glare (semi-transparent) = glare + y

Formed from 'glare' + '-y' but the sense 'very obvious or conspicuous (drawing attention to a fault)' is a metaphorical extension rather than a strictly literal brightness.

Etymology

Glary is related to glare, which can mean 'to shine' or 'to stare', so something described as glary is harshly obvious and draws attention in an unpleasant way.