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Webster 1913 Edition
Glassy
Glass′y
,Adj.
1.
Made of glass; vitreous;
as, a
. glassy
substanceBacon.
2.
Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency;
as, a
glassy
stream; a glassy
surface; the glassy
deep.3.
Dull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; – said of the eyes.
“In his glassy eye.” Byron.
Glassy feldspar
(Min.)
, a variety of orthoclase; sanidine.
Webster 1828 Edition
Glassy
GL`ASSY
,Adj.
1.
Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep.Definition 2024
glassy
glassy
English
a glassy building.
Adjective
glassy (comparative glassier, superlative glassiest)
- Of or like glass, in particular smooth and (somewhat) reflective.
- Dull, expressionless.
- Glassy eyes suggest a broken spirit
- (surfing, of water, not comparable) Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.
Derived terms
Translations
of or like glass
dull, expressionless
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Noun
glassy (plural glassies)