adazzle

[ uh-daz-uhl ]

adjective

1. dazzling; glitteringly bright:

   a street adazzle with Christmas displays.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adazzle¹

First recorded in 1825–35; a- ¹ + dazzle

Example Sentences

Dressed in a jacket and “Destination Mars” T-shirt, his fingers adazzle with rings, Aldrin’s contorted face conveys how dicey the moment was.

From The Guardian

With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him.

From New York Times

In sallow, impassive dignity, Stalin's body lay in the glare of spotlights, the huge grey head resting on a silken pillow, the chest of his simple, military tunic adazzle with medals and ribbons; others glinted on a pillow laid at the foot of his bier.

From Time Magazine Archive

With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the banner-draped high altar to the flower-banked west door, the great Gothic nave was adazzle with tinted plumes and winking tiaras.

From Time Magazine Archive