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glossy

Pronunciation: /ˈglɒsi/
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Definition of glossy

adjective (glossier, glossiest)

  • 1shiny and smooth:thick, glossy, manageable hair
  • (of a magazine or photograph) printed on high-quality smooth shiny paper: a 16-page glossy brochure
  • 2superficially attractive, stylish, and suggesting wealth:a glossy TV miniseries

noun (plural glossies)

informal
  • a magazine printed on glossy paper with many colour photographs: he’s been touted in some upmarket glossies as the thinking woman’s crumpet
  • a photograph printed on glossy paper.

Derivatives

glossily

adverb

glossiness

noun

glossy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of glossy in the US English dictionary
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