Literary notes about glary (AI summary)
The term "glary" is often employed to evoke an almost aggressive brightness in various contexts. In descriptions of settings, it may characterize the excessive, uninviting light in a room—suggesting that what might be admirable elsewhere becomes harsh and unfit for the space, as when a dining-room is overwhelmed by a brilliant illumination [1]. The word also finds life in portrayals of nature, describing scorching, blinding sunlight that transforms a hot day into an almost oppressive spectacle [2, 3] or rendering a frozen landscape with a stark, icy sheen [4, 5]. Beyond environmental depictions, "glary" can convey the intensity of a person's sharp, unfriendly gaze [6] or the intrusive reflections off modern screens in heavy-duty work [7]. In each instance, it serves as a powerful tool to highlight contrasts between beauty and discomfort, creating vivid sensory impressions for the reader.
- My only objection to it as a banqueting-room was that the white light, which is admirable for a ballroom, was rather too glary for a dining-room.
— from The Gourmet's Guide to London by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis - It was July—a hot glary day, but a steady wind blew cool and sweet from the southwest, bringing in all sorts of woodland odors.
— from Hoosier Mosaics by Maurice Thompson - It was the noon hour, with hot, glary sun and no wind.
— from The Rustlers of Pecos County by Zane Grey - The frozen expanse stretched steel-white, glary and glistening, a solid sheet of ice.
— from The Rainy Day Railroad War by Holman Day - Take notice that that is ice; clear, glary ice.
— from Stories of the Railroad by John A. (John Alexander) Hill - [Pg 242] "Yes, Domingo's eyes are glary at times.
— from Final Proof; Or, The Value of Evidence by Rodrigues Ottolengui - Too large a screen, in fact, even in heavy-duty work, may expose one to glary reflections.
— from The Silicon Jungle by David H. Rothman
