[
US
/ˈɡɫæsi/
]
[ UK /ɡlˈɑːsi/ ]
[ UK /ɡlˈɑːsi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
the glassy surface of the lake
the pavement was...glassy with water -
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
his eyes were glazed over with boredom
empty eyes
a glassy stare -
(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures
glassy porcelain
glazed pottery
How To Use glassy In A Sentence
- We came across a herd of Cape buffalo grazing in a field, their eyes glassy when hit by the spotlight. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- The sea was its usual calm blue, a glassy liquid surface stretching till it fused with the horizon in a spectacle of colour.
- To the uninitiated, Orkney's Scapa Flow harbour is one square mile of untroubled, glassy water.
- Do you gaze glassy-eyed at the television, and find yourself yawning at the radio news? Times, Sunday Times
- The fresher your mackerel the better - look for glassy eyes and bright, iridescent skin. Times, Sunday Times
- As an added bonus, the lava would simultaneously pave roads and sidewalks when it hardens into a glassy smooth surface of igneous rock.
- Not a ripple troubles the surface, not a single speck of dust clouds the glassy stillness. Times, Sunday Times
- The glassy expanse of the curtain wall opens the concourse areas to the sky and the drama of arriving and departing aircraft.
- The solicitor listened with an air of glassy-eyed abstraction.
- Volcanoes of the western Hungarian volcanic field also consistently comprise basal glassy pyroclastic units overlain by lavas that cap buttes.