glary

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  1. adjective Dazzlingly bright; glaring.

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  • They were vaguely apelike, with huge long forearms, squat hairy legs, and great toothy, horny, glary-eyed heads. —  Split Infinity
  • Aside from the illumination of a few white candles near a spirit table. the available light is northern, glary, and coming through dirty windows. —  the secret sense
  • He told of the fever-stricken cows, and he told of the little fever-stricken children in such a way that the audience sobbed; his clients almost had to be ordered out of court; the man next Dummer mopped his eyes with his handkerchief; the judge and jury thoughtfully covered their eyes (so as to think the better); the reporters found difficulty (owing to the glary light), in writing the words despite their determination not to miss one; and even the prisoner wiped his eyes on his sleeve. —  The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him
  • Ravenal, dated 1861, a garden, formerly dusty, glary, and dreary as the old Florian of Malta, now bears lovers 'seats, a goodly growth of planes and tamarinds, a statue, a fountain, and generally a gypsy-like family. —  To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
  • And a bear-glary in process. —  CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2008
 

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/ˈglɛri/
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