glassy

[ glas-ee, glah-see ]
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adjective,glass·i·er, glass·i·est.
  1. resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.

  2. expressionless; dull: glassy eyes; a glassy stare.

  1. of the nature of glass; vitreous.

noun,plural glass·ies.
  1. Also glassie. Marbles. a marble used as a shooter.

Origin of glassy

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, glassy is from the Middle English word glasy.See glass, -y1

Other words from glassy

  • glass·i·ly, adverb
  • glass·i·ness, noun
  • un·glass·y, adjective

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How to use glassy in a sentence

  • The men leaned toward him breathlessly, their mouths open, their eyes starting glassily out of their sodden faces.

    The Lieutenant-Governor | Guy Wetmore Carryl
  • With hushed breath they gazed curiously about the hall, while a stags head above a quaintly-carved table eyed them glassily.

  • Her eyes stared glassily, her head dropped, her hands clutched at the chair, she seemed nigh to fainting.

    The Trail of '98 | Robert W. Service
  • It was stiffening rapidly, and the wide-open eyes glared up glassily to the black rafters of the cabin.

    A Girl of the Klondike | Victoria Cross
  • His eyes are staring glassily, his lips have a curious ashen colour, his hands are twitching—the hemp god has him by the throat.

    Morocco | S.L. Bensusan

British Dictionary definitions for glassy

glassy

/ (ˈɡlɑːsɪ) /


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

  2. void of expression, life, or warmth: a glassy stare

Derived forms of glassy

  • glassily, adverb
  • glassiness, noun

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