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iridescently

Variant of iridescent

adjective

having or showing shifting changes in color or an interplay of rainbowlike colors, as when seen from different angles

Origin: < L iris, rainbow < Gr, rainbow (see iris) + -escent

Related Forms:

iridescence noun
iridescently adverb

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