glary

Examples

• All

• Crowded streets, tarred rooftops, and sunlight smeared against glary windows.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The glary sunlight reflected off the snow, making it difficult to see.

• The glary bronze necktie was loosened, and his blue serge coat was unbuttoned.

  Fiction book (1997)

• But that morning he was also soiled, sagging, unshaved, and uncombed, his eyes bloodshot and glary.

  Fiction book (1992)

• But no, she realized, it was only that they were ready to go—the rain made the light a little glary, and they hated the idea of more squint lines.

  Fiction book (2000)

• She shielded her eyes from the glary light coming from the stage.

• Driving in the glary headlights of oncoming traffic can be very distracting.

Synonyms

G

glare

vsglary

43 3.3

A very bright, harsh light that is hard to look at

is more about brightness that hurts the eyes rather than just unpleasantness

D

dazzle

vsglary

4 5.6

A very bright light that makes it hard to see

focuses on brightness that causes eye pain and discomfort instead

Antonyms

D

dimness

4 3.4

Low light that makes it hard to see

S

soft white light

1 3.7

Light that is white and gentle, not harsh on the eyes

How Bright

dazzle

4 5.6

glary

8.8

shine

53 1.0

to sheen

1 4.0

glow

114 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology