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Or do you prefer other adjectives? Do you consider it to be insulting or do you take it for a compliment if it was meant as one? (Assume an amenable relationship between the two people, not a random stranger or creeper)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So what Iโ€™m gleaming from this, all other things being equal:

  • objects (clothes, accessories): okay
  • the person themselve: not so much
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

The word you're looking for is 'gleaning'; 'gleaming' is more like 'shiny'.

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