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

  • Had it been downright misery she would have looked about her with less of her exanimate glassiness.

  • Sterne anticipated this paradoxist in (jestingly) attributing glassiness to an inferior planet.

    Myths and Marvels of Astronomy | Richard A. Proctor
  • A flash from Fracasse's pocket lamp showed faces pasty white and eyes of staring glassiness.

    The Last Shot | Frederick Palmer
  • He appeared to be slightly relieved; but though he smiled, his eyes kept the dull glassiness which gave them an unnatural effect.

    The Guests Of Hercules | C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
  • His unhealthy pallor was gone, his eyes had lost their glassiness, his step was firm, his body more elastic.

    Madame Flirt | Charles E. Pearce

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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