sparkly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English sparkle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sparkly From sparkle + -y.
Meanings
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Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery
They sailed smilingly into the room, the woman ahead, rustling in a long, sparkly, black dress.
1906, Geraldine Bonner, The Castlecourt Diamond Case, Part 2: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 (indicated as 1905), →OCLC, page 29:
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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:
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Of a person: high-spirited and lively.
a sparkly personality
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sparklier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| sparkliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
bubbly · effervescent · gassy · sparkling · bubblesome · foamy · abubble · frothy · fizzy · fizzy · ebullient · sparkly · bubblesome · spumescent · sparkling
Translations (11)
ru искрящийся (giving off sparks, or small flashes of light) · fi hyväntuulinen (of a person: high-spirited and lively) · ru оживлённый (of a person: high-spirited and lively) · fi eloisa (of a person: high-spirited and lively) · fi poreileva (of a liquid: bubbly, effervescent) · ru блестя́щий (giving off sparks, or small flashes of light) · fi säkenöivä (giving off sparks, or small flashes of light) · fi kupliva (of a liquid: bubbly, effervescent) · fi kimalteleva (giving off sparks, or small flashes of light) · ru сверка́ющий (giving off sparks, or small flashes of light) · ru шипучий (of a liquid: bubbly, effervescent)