glazed

American  

[gleyzd] / gleɪzd /

adjective

1. having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.

2. fitted or set with glass.

3. having a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression.

   Synonyms:

   expressionless, dim, dull, glassy

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Other Word Forms

• multiglazed adjective
• nonglazed adjective
• self-glazed adjective
• semiglazed adjective
• unglazed adjective

Etymology

Origin of glazed

First recorded in 1520–30; glaze + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Then powered by a glazed doughnut and extra-large energy drink, he zips around driveways in northern New Jersey and nearby New York, ringing doorbells, photographing doorsteps and hauling away the physical aftermath of holiday optimism.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s when I see she’s holding about a third of a chocolate glazed donut.

From Literature

Nichols’s large donation of ceramics to the museum included an Izumo ware teapot glazed in the creamy buttermilk hue that distinguishes its type.

From The Wall Street Journal

I look dazed, glazed and, when I’m really trying to shine, crazed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wales' players were crestfallen at the final whistle, glazed looks in their eyes as it dawned on them that a huge opportunity had slipped through their grasp.

From BBC

Related Words

• burnished
• glassy
• lustrous
• shiny
• translucent