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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of glassy

First recorded in 1350–1400, glassy is from the Middle English word glasy. See glass, -y1
Related formsglass·i·ly, adverbglass·i·ness, nounun·glass·y, adjective
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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 Formsglassily, adverbglassiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for glassy

glassy

adj.

late 14c., from glass + -y (2).

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