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adazzle

American  
[uh-daz-uhl] / əˈdæz əl /

adjective

  1. dazzling; glitteringly bright.

    a street adazzle with Christmas displays.

Etymology

Origin of adazzle

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

Example Sentences

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With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beatify 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

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