Outglitter

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To surpass in glitter or splendour. transitive

    "Mrs. Longman-Tompkinson, apprehensive of being outglittered in a single spangle, by the gilt gingerbread of the Broadway, was labouring like a recruiting-sergeant to increase her forces, with favours flying and beat of drum […]"

Example

More examples

"Mrs. Longman-Tompkinson, apprehensive of being outglittered in a single spangle, by the gilt gingerbread of the Broadway, was labouring like a recruiting-sergeant to increase her forces, with favours flying and beat of drum […]"

Etymology

From out- + glitter.

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