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Tinselly
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Tinselly
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1.
a decoration consisting of a piece of string with thin strips of metal foil attached along its length
2.
a yarn or fabric interwoven with strands of glittering thread
3.
anything cheap, showy, and gaudy
verb -sels, -selling, -selled or US -sels, -seling or -seled (transitive)
4.
to decorate with or as if with tinsel
snow tinsels the trees
5.
to give a gaudy appearance to
adjective
6.
made of or decorated with tinsel
7.
showily but cheaply attractive; gaudy
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Tinselly
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1. Obsolete
a cloth of silk, wool, etc. interwoven with glittering threads of gold, silver, or other metal
2.
thin sheets, strips, or threads of tin, metal foil, etc., used for inexpensive decoration
3.
something that glitters like precious metal but has little worth; empty show; sham splendor
adjective
4.
made of or decorated with tinsel
5.
having sham splendor; showy; gaudy; tawdry
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtinseled or ˈtinselled, ˈtinseling or ˈtinselling
6.
to make glitter with or as with tinsel
7.
to give a false appearance of splendor to
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