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agleam

adj
/əˈɡliːm/

Etymology

From a- + gleam.

  1. inherited from *ǵʰley-✻ — “to shine”
  2. inherited from *glaimiz✻ — “brightness; splendour”
  3. inherited from glǣm — “gleam”
  4. inherited from glem
  5. prefixed as agleam — “a + gleam”

Definitions

  1. Glowing with subdued light.

    • She was on her knees with her arms round Andrew's neck before he could prevent her. Her eyes were tearfully agleam, as, audibly reckless, she sobbed[.]
    • [Magazine staffer about his political team:] Pencils at the ready, keen brains agleam behind intelligent horn rims, these experts spread out to ravel the loose ends of White-Housing, web-spinning spiders for [the presidential candidate].

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA