Definition of pearly
pearlier
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1 : resembling, containing, or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl
2 : highly precious
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Her teeth were pearly white.
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Outside the pearly gates of the Moscone Convention Center, where there aren’t 50-foot-tall Think Different banners keeping the faith alive, there’s a kind of Mac malaise that Apple lovers haven’t felt for at least a few years.
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15th Century
First Known Use of pearly
15th century
PEARLY Defined for English Language Learners
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: having the shiny, white color of pearls
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pearlier
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: resembling a pearl in color, shape, or luster Small pearly clouds drifted … overhead. — Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie
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