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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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
Dark and dripping with resin, those trees towered in comparison to the pearly birches at his back.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
In a reference to fairy tale The Princess and the Pea, Rosalía climbed down from the bed and revealed a pearly ball (hence the song’s title) from under the mattresses.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025
They’re made of pearly shells and are so darling!
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pearly
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“Pearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pearly. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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