glitteringly
- adverb
- /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋli/
:
brillantemente
- The lake shimmered glitteringly in the sunlight, captivating everyone who passed by.
Examples
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The Empire State and the Chrysler Building in the background look so glitteringly beautiful and are so stonily aloof in the face of death.
Blog text (14) -
They were glitteringly beautiful and very frightening all at the same time.
Fiction book (1991) -
The first stanza provides a glitteringly exact description of the fountain, focused emotionally by the repetition of "Rush to its rest in air, /Reach to its rest" on the suspension of the water between rise and fall.
Academic text (1998) -
On the one hand, there is something glitteringly bright about his juxtaposition of the politically discordant but psycho-culturally similar Disraeli and Marx.
Academic text (1999) -
It was already filled with people almost elegantly dressed, the women in gowns glitteringly embroidered, lots of bare shoulders gleaming in the light from the chandeliers.
Fiction book (1993) -
The diamonds sparkled glitteringly under the bright lights of the display case.
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The fireworks exploded in the night sky, lighting it up glitteringly with vibrant colors.
Synonyms
69
1.0
In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy
25
3.9
In a very noticeable way that attracts attention
23
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
9
3.3
Shining with a very bright, strong light
5
3.5
In a very beautiful and impressive way
2
3.6
In a bright, happy way that shows great joy
2
5.3
In a very bright and impressive way
2
3.5
Shows lively energy and bright color
1
5.3
In a way that gives off bright light
1
8.3
In a bright and beautiful way that impresses people
1
7.7
Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face
1
7.2
In a way that is bright and attracts attention
1
7.0
In a way that is bright and meant to attract attention
In a way that shines with many small bright flashes of light
In a way that shines brightly or looks very good
In a very bright, clear way
In a way that shines and seems very impressive
In a soft, flickering light that makes things look bright
In a way that shows changing rainbow colors that shine
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Surface Forms
Morphology
glitteringly = glittering (transparent) = glitter + ing + ly
Regular adverb formation from the adjective 'glittering' by adding '-ly', yielding a literal manner reading.
Etymology
Glitteringly comes from the simple word glitter, which means 'to shine with small bright points' like jewels or sunlight on water. So to do something glitteringly is to do it in a sparkling, eye-catching way.