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glassy-eyed
[ glas-ee-ahyd, glah-see- ]
adjective
- having a dull, dazed, or uncomprehending expression; staring fixedly.
Word History and Origins
Origin of glassy-eyed1
Example Sentences
Even then, before lockdown, I witnessed the glassy-eyed expressions — a mix of fear, confusion, and exhaustion — from students at every mention of the pandemic.
Abbe Lowell, the defense attorney, argued to jurors that his client had completed a rehab program in L.A. and that the gun salesman did not perceive Biden to be under the influence or glassy-eyed.
The gun salesman did not perceive Biden to be under the influence or glassy-eyed, and no witness saw him using drugs in the days after, when he owned the Colt Cobra revolver.
Hawkers yelled and buyers bargained, standing over glassy-eyed seer, mackerel, and bass.
People who had been laughing with their friends and taking selfies an hour and a half earlier looked glassy-eyed and peaceful, as if they were coming out of a trance.
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