glittery

glit·ter  (gltr)

n.

1. A sparkling or glistening light.

2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.

3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

intr.v. glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters

1.

a. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten. See Synonyms at flash.

b. To sparkle coldly or malevolently: eyes that glittered at the prospect of revenge.

2. To be brilliantly, often deceptively, attractive.

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[Middle English gliteren, to sparkle, from Old Norse glitra; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glitter·ing·ly adv.

glitter·y adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

glittery - having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, scintillant, sparkly, scintillating bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"