dreary vs sparkling

dreary

adj
  • Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless. 

sparkling

noun
  • Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam. 

  • A sparkling wine. 

adj
  • Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light. 

  • Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles. 

  • Brilliant and vivacious. 

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