glassy-eyed

[ glas-ee-ahyd, glah-see- ]

/ ˈglæs iˌaɪd, ˈglɑ si- /

having a dull, dazed, or uncomprehending expression; staring fixedly.

Words nearby glassy-eyed

First recorded in 1890–95

I had a positive abhorrence for the painted, bedizened, dead-faced, glassy-eyed Egeria of Peter Ivanovitch.
Under Western Eyes|Joseph Conrad
He sat there a moment, glassy-eyed, then rose with a trembling effort and groped aft to the cabin.
Caybigan|James Hopper
Down through emptiness they fell together, Burl glassy-eyed with panic.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster
And just then Jane Hubbard came downstairs, shepherding before her a pale and glassy-eyed Bream.
The Girl on the Boat|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

I lay there and looked sort of glassy-eyed, as if I was awake, but kinda hypnotized, you know.
The Room with the Tassels|Carolyn Wells