glossy
having a shiny or lustrous surface.
having a false or deceptive appearance or air, especially of experience or sophistication; specious.
Origin of glossy
1Other words for glossy
Opposites for glossy
Other words from glossy
- gloss·i·ly, adverb
- gloss·i·ness, noun
- non·gloss·y, adjective
- un·gloss·y, adjective
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How to use glossy in a sentence
Another gust of wind caught it, and again it spread out and waved about glossily plume-like.
Through Welsh Doorways | Jeannette Augustus MarksThey are shaven to the raw, soberly clad, derby hatted, glossily booted.
Shandygaff | Christopher MorleyHis head was as smoothily and glossily black as his own patent-leather boots.
Miss Million's Maid | Bertha RuckHer hair, which was wholly silvered, was still abundant and glossily brushed.
The Mormon Prophet | Lily Dougall
British Dictionary definitions for glossy
/ (ˈɡlɒsɪ) /
smooth and shiny; lustrous
superficially attractive; plausible
(of a magazine) lavishly produced on shiny paper and usually with many colour photographs
Also called (US): slick an expensively produced magazine, typically a sophisticated fashion or glamour magazine, printed on shiny paper and containing high quality colour photography: Compare pulp (def. 3)
a photograph printed on paper that has a smooth shiny surface
Derived forms of glossy
- glossily, adverb
- glossiness, noun
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