glisteningly

In gleaming fashion

In a glistening manner—with a wet, reflective shine: Her eyes glistened with tears; she looked glisteningly at him across the table.

The adverb is rare, as writers typically prefer to let the verb or adjective do the work rather than modify another verb with this unwieldy form.

luminous

shimmering

Gleaming with wavering light

sparkling · twinkling · scintillating · dazzling · incandescent · effulgent · coruscating · iridescent · resplendent · beaming

polished

buffed

Rubbed to shine

  • sleekSmooth and elegant
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • waxedCoated for shine

burnished · glossy · lacquered · varnished · glazed · satiny · silken · sheened · shellacked · enameled

wet

dewy

Covered in condensation

slick · dripping · soaked · saturated · humid · clammy · misty · perspiring · bedewed · waterlogged

Opposites
surface light reflection

glisteninglydully

Without liveliness or sharpness

flatly · dimly · opaquely · murkily · darkly

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G