Outsparkled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To shine more brightly than another; to outshine or surpass in brilliance or radiance; to exceed in vividness or luminosity in comparison to something else
2. To glow or glimmer with greater intensity than something else nearby; to exceed in sparkling brilliance or visual appeal when contrasted with others; to outdo in gleaming or shining attributes
3. To produce a more brilliant shine or flicker than competitors; to outshine or overshadow in brilliance or light; to surpass in sparkle or glitter compared to another source of light

Etymology: "Outsparkled" is the simple past and past participle of "outsparkle," a verb meaning to shine or glitter more brilliantly than something else. It is formed from the prefix "out-" and the verb "sparkle," so the whole word is built from two plain English parts rather than borrowed from another language. "Out-" as a prefix attached to verbs, used to mean "surpass" or "exceed in doing something," is an old and productive English pattern, as in "outrun," "outwit," and "outdo." Attaching it to "sparkle" follows the same pattern, producing a verb meaning that one thing gives off more sparkle than another.