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Meanings of sparkly in English

Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light.

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Marked by high spirits or excitement.

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Usage of sparkly in English
1
Work too near the gas burner in your new sparkly Christmas jumper.
The Guardian
2
Carols sung on the grounds will only add to the sparkly atmosphere.
The Irish Times
3
Another woman, wearing sparkly heels, also appeared to vote twice on Sunday.
Reuters
4
Maybe a solid gold crown and another one that's all sparkly diamonds.
Sanctuary
5
A play-princess type of glamour, pink and sparkly and hard as plastic.
Foxglove Summer
6
She's strong again, and pretty, all done up in her sparkly dress.
Sympathy for the devil
7
He waved his arms, batting an elephant with a sparkly pink belly.
She, myself & i
8
This is where Wilshere's story veers off into its own sparkly realm.
The Guardian
9
One of those dressed in a skin-tight sparkly bodysuit was Neil Ruddock.
The Irish Times
10
It was one of those sparkly Sundays that seemed typical in Sydney.
The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
11
Pitchforks, sparkly top hats, slasher masks, and spiders hung on the wall.
Never Have I Ever
12
After she straightened her sparkly blouse, she grabbed the plate of cookies.
A taste of magic
13
I've just been to my bank, depositing a few sparkly little nuggets.
Perdido Street Station
14
Jane described Simpson as sparkly and infectious, with a thirst for life.
Radio NZ
15
Three pretty girls in party dresses and sparkly makeup stood before her.
The Lying Game
16
It stung bitter, but his finger tasted of sherbet, sparkly and nice.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common