Glassy


[glas-ee, glah-see] /ˈglæs i, ˈglɑ si/

adjective, glassier, glassiest.
1.
resembling , as in transparency or smoothness.
2.
expressionless; dull:
glassy eyes; a glassy stare.
3.
of the nature of ; vitreous.
noun, plural glassies.
4.
Also, glassie. Marbles. a marble used as a shooter.
/ˈɡlɑːsɪ/
adjective glassier, glassiest
1.
resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency
2.
void of expression, life, or warmth: a glassy stare
adj.

late 14c., from glass + -y (2).

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