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# glittery

adjective (glittery, glitterier, glitteriest)

«glittery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Covered with glitter, tiny shiny bits that sparkle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#m1)
2. Shining with lots of small flashes of light: glittery snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#m2)
3. Showy and glamorous, full of bright lights and fame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#m3)

### In the lessons

In art and crafts lessons children make glittery cards and decorations. In stories it describes snow, stars, party clothes and treasure. In science, glitter is often tiny plastic, so many schools now use eco-friendly glitter. Phrases: glittery card, glittery dress, glittery nail polish.

### Examples

- We made glittery Christmas cards in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#x1)
- Her glittery shoes sparkled on the stage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#x2)
- The snow looked glittery in the morning sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#x3)
- The glittery glue got all over my hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#x4)
- Hollywood is a glittery world of film stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#x5)
- My sister painted her nails a glittery purple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#x6)
- Some schools have banned plastic glitter to protect the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/#x7)

### Note

Adjective from «glitter» + -y. Similar: sparkly, shiny. Comparative: glitterier is rare; «more glittery» is common. Saying: «All that glitters is not gold» means something shiny is not always valuable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glittery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glittery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glittery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glittery.html) on Mova free.