glassy
Origin of glassy
1Other 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.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithSterne anticipated this paradoxist in (jestingly) attributing glassiness to an inferior planet.
Myths and Marvels of Astronomy | Richard A. ProctorA flash from Fracasse's pocket lamp showed faces pasty white and eyes of staring glassiness.
The Last Shot | Frederick PalmerHe 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. WilliamsonHis 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
/ (ˈɡlɑːsɪ) /
resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency
void of expression, life, or warmth: a glassy stare
Derived forms of glassy
- glassily, adverb
- glassiness, noun
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