shimmery

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shimmery

/ˈʃɪməɹi/ UK
/ˈʃɪməɹi/ US
/ˈʃɪmɹi/ US

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From shimmer + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives).

adjective shimmerier · shimmeriest

shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light. He had not known him at first; at least not for certain in the shimmery moonlight; the man he had seen looked younger and of lighter build, he said, and he had not taken him to be his old friend and mate; […]
Similar: ashimmer, aglow, alight, beamful, beamsome, beamy, brilliant, effulgent, glowing, illuminating, lambent, lighted
figuratively (Apparently) shaking or trembling. "How is Mrs. Marvyn?" said Mrs. Scudder. / "Kinder thin and shimmery; but she's about,—habin' her eyes eberywar 'n' lookin' into eberyting.["]

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adj (apparently) shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light

Français	chatoyant

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@misc{shimmery_2026,
  title = {shimmery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shimmery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}