glary

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/ˈɡlɛəɹi/

adjective

Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.

“November 29, 1659, S. Hartlir, letter to Robert Boyle Bright, crystal glass is glary.”

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blazingblindingdazzlingfulgentglaringbright
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Meanings

adjectiveglary (comparative glarier, superlative glariest)

comparative glarier · superlative glariest

  1. Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.

    November 29, 1659, S. Hartlir, letter to Robert Boyle Bright, crystal glass is glary.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of a glare, or angry look.

    He gave me that glary look again, but he'd been overruled.

    2011, C. Y. Bourgeois, Visions of You, page 136

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshining intensely

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blazingblindingdazzlingfulgentglaringbright
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blazingblindingdazzlingfulgentglaring

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From glare + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glary

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Anagrams

gyral
Cite this entry
APA

glary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glary

MLA

“glary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glary.

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