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shimmery

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪməɹi/ / /ˈʃɪmɹi/

adj

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

  1. 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; […]

    There will always be something worth living for while there are shimmery afternoons.

  2. (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.["]