sheenly

English

Etymology

sheen +‎ -ly

Adverb

sheenly (comparative more sheenly, superlative most sheenly)

  1. (poetic, archaic) brightly
    • William Motherwell
      The bay glitters sheenly in sunlight, / No oar shivers now its clear mirror.
    • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
      Shapes of brightness overlean thee, / With their diadems of youth / Striking on thy ringlets sheenly […]

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