glassy (ˈɡlɑːsɪ
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Definitions
adjective
Word forms: glassier, glassiest
- resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency
- void of expression, life, or warmth ⇒
a glassy stare
Alternative Forms
ˈglassily adverb ˈglassiness nounUsage examples
In the middle of the room, there was a low table of black, glassy stone, a single slab, reminiscent of an altar.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)So there are two kinds of glassy ice, and one has a higher density than the other.
New Scientist (1998)We awoke to the sharp light of glassy alpine skies and steep mountain contours.
Globe and Mail (2003)Woolrich's pungent music was never the problem; but the glassy , sleek digital dreamscape offered weak visual nourishment.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Down at the southern end of the island, glassy green pebbles of Iona marble lay like cats'-eyes among the stones.
, The Other British Isles (1990)