aglitteradj.adv.
/əˈɡlɪtə/, U.S. /əˈɡlɪdər/ A. adj.
In predicative use: glittering.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling
sparkling?c1225
glising1340
glimmeringa1375
glistening1388
glistering1398
glitteringa1400
coruscantc1485
twinkling1508
flankering1577
fire-darting1594
glitterous1596
scintillant1611
winkinga1616
micant1657
scintillating1664
spangling1665
besparklinga1674
skinkling1790
spunky1791
micacious1797
glistery1806
spark-like1814
spangly1818
emicatious1819
sparky1827
aglitter1828
ablaze1851
aglist1858
scintillescent1860
aglisten1867
glittery1880
twinkly1884
sparkly1922
1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 275/2 A twenty feet rod of Phin's, all ring-rustling, and a-glitter with the preserving varnish.
1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xvi. 312 Mr. Lammle, all a-glitter.
1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel I. 66 A room all a-glitter with gilding.
1954 Life 3 May 160/2 All was aglitter, and the waiters were mixing the cocktails.
2006 P. Richmond Fever ii. xx. 271 Capitol was recording for a live album, the crowds were aglitter.
B. adv.
So as to glitter.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a sparkling manner
scintillously1509
twinklingly1561
glisteringly1587
glisteningly1611
glitteringly1611
sparklingly1669
scintillant1737
a-sparkle1840
spark-like1845
scintillatingly1875
aglisten1883
scintillantly1887
aglitter1913
1913 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Mar. 332 The brilliant sun burned hard and clear,..setting a-glitter the fragments of mica on every little rolling hill.
1999 D. Sobel Galileo's Daughter (2000) viii. 93 The play of the Sun's light could set the most mundane objects aglitter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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