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Glassy

//ˈɡlæsi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.

    "a resin tabletop with a glassy polish"

  2. 2
    Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.; Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat. not-comparable

    "a fair day on a glassy sea"

  3. 3
    Including a lot of glass.
  4. 4
    Including a lot of glass.; Extensively glazed.

    "architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier"

  5. 5
    Dull; expressionless; lifeless.

    "the glassy eyes of a person in a trance"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of eyes) lacking liveliness wordnet
  2. 2
    (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it wordnet
  3. 3
    resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A glass marble.

    "Then suddenly she ceased to hear, having caught sight of a glassie rolled into a corner."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).

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