"gleamy" meaning in English

See gleamy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: gleamier [comparative], gleamiest [superlative]
Etymology: gleam + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gleam|y}} gleam + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} gleamy (comparative gleamier, superlative gleamiest)
  1. shiny, bright, glowing
    Sense id: en-gleamy-en-adj-u6GycDZ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1828, Thomas Gent, Poems (1828)",
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