Definition of sparkly in English:
sparkly
adjectivesparkliest, sparklier ˈspɑːk(ə)liˈspɑrk(ə)li
1Shining with glittering flashes of light.
blue eyes like sparkly gems
Example sentencesExamples
- To go with her outfit, she had diamond studs in her ears and sparkly brown eye shadow.
- It's brand new with a sparkly dark blue cover.
- He could almost see Paris, the sun just beginning to peer over Notre Dame, creating sparkly reflections on the Seine.
- They begin in sparkly capes, which are soon discarded to reveal seventies-style Roman tunics.
- Automatically, I raised my hand to make sure she hadn't clipped any sparkly thing to my hair.
2Lively and animated.
his friends were witty and sparkly
I am feeling very happy and sparkly
Example sentencesExamples
- This year, they continue to counterbalance the sparkly entertainment with a bigger-than-ever line-up of alternative acts.
- That his daughter has inherited his eye for detail and ear for the right word has been apparent since that "funny, sparkly" first novel.
- He had this sparkly, devilish, bad-boy quality.
- We slide straight from the horror of emaciated refugees to a bright and sparkly commercial for toothpaste.
- Somebody has taken this sparkly person from the world in the most awful way, leaving a huge gap in all of our lives.
Rhymes
Barclay, Berkeley, clerkly
Definition of sparkly in US English:
sparkly
adjectiveˈspärk(ə)lēˈspɑrk(ə)li
1Shining with glittering flashes of light.
blue eyes like sparkly gems
Example sentencesExamples
- They begin in sparkly capes, which are soon discarded to reveal seventies-style Roman tunics.
- Automatically, I raised my hand to make sure she hadn't clipped any sparkly thing to my hair.
- To go with her outfit, she had diamond studs in her ears and sparkly brown eye shadow.
- It's brand new with a sparkly dark blue cover.
- He could almost see Paris, the sun just beginning to peer over Notre Dame, creating sparkly reflections on the Seine.
2Lively and animated.
his friends were witty and sparkly
I am feeling very happy and sparkly
Example sentencesExamples
- We slide straight from the horror of emaciated refugees to a bright and sparkly commercial for toothpaste.
- That his daughter has inherited his eye for detail and ear for the right word has been apparent since that "funny, sparkly" first novel.
- He had this sparkly, devilish, bad-boy quality.
- Somebody has taken this sparkly person from the world in the most awful way, leaving a huge gap in all of our lives.
- This year, they continue to counterbalance the sparkly entertainment with a bigger-than-ever line-up of alternative acts.