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glassy

[glas-ee, glah-see]

adjective

glassier, glassiest 
  1. resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.

  2. expressionless; dull.

    glassy eyes; a glassy stare.

  3. of the nature of glass; vitreous.



noun

plural

glassies 
  1. Marbles.Also a marble used as a shooter.

glassy

/ ˈɡɑːɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency

  2. void of expression, life, or warmth

    a glassy stare

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • glassily adverb
  • glassiness noun
  • unglassy adjective
  • ˈԱ noun
  • ˈ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glassy1

First recorded in 1350–1400, glassy is from the Middle English word glasy. See glass, -y 1
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And yet for all the cursing and swagger and bluster, there was an unmistakable air of anxiety pervading the glassy convention center.

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Then she sank back beneath the glassy Pacific.

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Lower eyelid surgery, inspired by the glassy gaze of anime heroines, widens the eyes for an innocent, childlike look.

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The shards, or clasts, have a glassy luster, making them look a lot like obsidian, a glass formed from lava when it cools very quickly.

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The glassy stare, the eyebrows tilted up like thirsty caterpillars, his purr as he lights a cigar.

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