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glassy

Pronunciation: /ˈglɑːsi/

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Definition of glassy

adjective (glassier, glassiest)

  • 1of or resembling glass.
  • having the physical properties of glass; vitreous:glassy lavas
  • (of water) having a smooth surface: the glassy grey surface of the lake
  • (of sound) resembling the sharp noise made when glass is struck:a glassy clink
  • 2(of a person’s eyes or expression) showing no interest or animation: some stare straight ahead with glassy eyes she’d got that glassy look

noun

  • (also glassie) dialect a glass marble.

Derivatives

glassily

adverb

glassiness

noun

glassy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of glassy in the US English dictionary
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