Antonyms for shinily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : shahy-nee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃaɪ ni


Definition of shinily

Origin :
  • 1580s, from shine (n.) + -y (2). As a noun meaning "a shiny object" (also "money") from 1856. Related: Shininess.
  • As in brightly : adv glitteringly
Example sentences :
  • Best enters in hairdresser's attire, shinily laundered, his locks in curlpapers.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
  • Olive Dunleavy was shinily present, her ash-blond hair in a new coiffure.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
  • The old mahogany chairs upholstered in hair cloth were shinily forbidding.
  • Extract from : « Chicken Little Jane » by Lily Munsell Ritchie

Synonyms for shinily

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