pearlier; pearliest
1
: resembling, containing, or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl
2
: highly precious
Examples of pearly in a Sentence
Her teeth were pearly white.
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The iridescent polish in a pearly shade was subtle, yet impossible to miss—not least because of that show-stopping bracelet that draped over Blake Lively’s fingers, making sure that, once people had clocked the diamonds, all eyes were on her luxe manicure.
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Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Glamour, 3 May 2024
After pole dancing his way into hell and grinding on the devil, Lil Nas X is ready to climb his way back up to the pearly gates with an enchanting new clip.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
Al Green's still got it after all Last night, Cincinnati learned two important lessons about Al Green: 1) Al Green still has one of the pearliest voices in the history of music, and 2) that man is a character.
—Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
Her recent pearly shirts, which reference working-class London’s pearly societies, were refashioned by Bode with deadstock buttons from Muscatine, Iowa, where circa 1910 Mississippi River clamshells were transformed into one third of the world’s pearl buttons.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2023
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Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Glamour, 3 May 2024
After pole dancing his way into hell and grinding on the devil, Lil Nas X is ready to climb his way back up to the pearly gates with an enchanting new clip.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
Al Green's still got it after all Last night, Cincinnati learned two important lessons about Al Green: 1) Al Green still has one of the pearliest voices in the history of music, and 2) that man is a character.
—Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
Her recent pearly shirts, which reference working-class London’s pearly societies, were refashioned by Bode with deadstock buttons from Muscatine, Iowa, where circa 1910 Mississippi River clamshells were transformed into one third of the world’s pearl buttons.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2023
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“Pearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pearly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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