Meaning & use

spangled

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Decorated with small, sparkling pieces of metal or light, or covered with bright, scattered points of light.

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The night sky was spangled with thousands of stars.

Dancers wore spangled costumes that caught the stage lights.

A note on using this word

The word is best known from "The Star-Spangled Banner," the title of the United States national anthem.

Words with a similar meaning

studdedsparkling

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Words with an opposite meaning

dullplain

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