glassy
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glassy
- /ˈɡlɑːsi/ UK
- /ˈɡlæsi/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːsi, -æsi
Where it comes from
From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).
adjective glassier · glassiest
- Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective. a resin tabletop with a glassy polish
- Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat. a fair day on a glassy sea
- Including a lot of glass.
- Extensively glazed. architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier
- Dull; expressionless; lifeless. the glassy eyes of a person in a trance
noun glassies · glassie · glasser
- A glass marble. Then suddenly she ceased to hear, having caught sight of a glassie rolled into a corner.
