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glassy

[ glas-ee, glah-see ]
/ ˈglæs i, ˈglɑ si /
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adjective, glass·i·er, glass·i·est.

resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.
expressionless; dull: glassy eyes; a glassy stare.
of the nature of glass; vitreous.

noun, plural glass·ies.

Also glassie. Marbles. a marble used as a shooter.

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Origin of glassy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM glassy

glass·i·ly, adverbglass·i·ness, nounun·glass·y, adjective

Words nearby glassy

glasswork, glassworker, glassworks, glassworm, glasswort, glassy, glassy alloy, glassy degeneration, glassy membrane, glassy-eyed, glastonbury
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Words related to glassy

glazed, icy, shiny, sleek, clear, glossy, lustrous, slick, slippery, transparent, vitreous, burnished, hyaline, hyaloid, vitric, cold, dazed, dull, empty, fixed

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British Dictionary definitions for glassy

glassy
/ (ˈɡlɑːsɪ) /

adjective glassier or glassiest

resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency
void of expression, life, or warmtha glassy stare

Derived forms of glassy

glassily, adverbglassiness, noun
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