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glassy-eyed

[ glas-ee-ahyd, glah-see- ]

adjective

  1. having a dull, dazed, or uncomprehending expression; staring fixedly.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of glassy-eyed1

First recorded in 1890–95
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hawkers yelled and buyers bargained, standing over glassy-eyed seer, mackerel, and bass.

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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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