sparkly

adj

Etymology

From sparkle + -y.

  1. inherited from sparkel
  2. suffixed as sparkly — “sparkle + -y

Definitions

  1. Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light

    Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery

    • How sparkly the weeds are between the stones, and the moss on the roof—oh, and the flowers!
    • They sailed smilingly into the room, the woman ahead, rustling in a long, sparkly, black dress.
  2. Of a liquid

    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.
  3. Of a person

    Of a person: high-spirited and lively.

    • a sparkly personality

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