1. Glittering with gold or silver
   "Virginia Woolf asks herself again and again if she is being merely clever or glittery or tinselled";
   - clinquant, tinseled [US], tinselly

1. Interweave with tinsel
   "tinseled velvet"
    
2. Adorn with tinsel
   "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
    
3. Impart a cheap brightness to
   "his tinseled image of Hollywood"

See also: adorned, decorated

Type of: add, adorn, beautify, bestow, bring, contribute, decorate, embellish, fancify, grace, impart, interweave, lend, ornament, weave

Encyclopedia: Tinsel