adjective
Etymology: from present participle of glitter (I)
1. : that glitters:
a. : resplendent , brilliant
a glittering costume
glittering society
b. : sparkling , twinkling
a glittering sky
c. : shining glassily with a play of shifting points of intense light
feverish glittering eyes
d. : showy , gaudy
glittering ornaments
2.
a. : brilliantly or compellingly attractive usually in a superficial way
a glittering personality
b. : superficially convincing in a smoothly misleading or deceptive way : misleadingly or deceptively appealing
the glittering generalities of propaganda
• glit·ter·ing·ly adverb