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glassy

[ glas-ee, glah-see ]

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adjective

glassier, glassiest.

resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.
expressionless; dull:
glassy eyes; a glassy stare.
of the nature of glass; vitreous.

noun

plural glassies.

Also Marbles. a marble used as a shooter.

glassy

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adjective

resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency
void of expression, life, or warmth
a glassy stare

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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glassy¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, glassy is from the Middle English word glasy. See glass, -y ¹

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Then she sank back beneath the glassy Pacific.

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Lower eyelid surgery, inspired by the glassy gaze of anime heroines, widens the eyes for an innocent, childlike look.

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The shards, or clasts, have a glassy luster, making them look a lot like obsidian, a glass formed from lava when it cools very quickly.

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The glassy stare, the eyebrows tilted up like thirsty caterpillars, his purr as he lights a cigar.

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Fashion and culture magazine Dazed said it "captured the public's imagination with its broken marionette looks and Pat McGrath's glassy, porcelain make-up".

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