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(glas′ē, gläs′ē)

adjective glassier, glassiest

like glass, as in smoothness or transparency
expressionless or lifeless: a glassy stare

Origin: ME glasi

Related Forms:

glassily adverb
glassiness noun

See glassy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective glass·i·er, glass·i·est

Characteristic of or resembling glass.
Lifeless; expressionless: “the face changing to a demon's face with a fixed glassy grin” (Katherine Anne Porter).

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glassˈi·ly adverb

glassˈi·ness noun

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