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gleaming

adjective as in glossy

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Oedipus’ rectitude and gleaming self-confidence were so palpable that as he grappled with the slow drip of dark revelations about his past—and present—his increasing disorientation and anguish were excruciating to watch.

Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.

My only qualm here was the edges of the filmed footage have been sharpened away by gleamingly untroubled animation.

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The flowers are sparkling and gleaming, like they were just professionally polished.

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The lady wore a long fur coat, the gentleman a gleaming silk top hat.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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