adjective
gloss′i·er, gloss′i·est- having a smooth, shiny appearance or finish
- smooth and plausible; specious
Origin of glossy
gloss + -ynoun
pl. gloss′ies- Photog. a print with a glossy finish
- Informal a magazine printed on glossy paper; slick
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glossy
adjective
gloss·i·er, gloss·i·est- Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface: glossy satin.
- Superficially and often speciously attractive; showy: glossy trendsetters.
noun
pl. gloss·ies- A photographic print on smooth, shiny paper.
- Chiefly British A popular magazine printed on smooth-coated stock.
Related Forms:
- gloss′i·ly
adverb
- gloss′i·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative glossier, superlative glossiest)
- Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.
Noun
(plural glossies)
- (chiefly UK, informal) a glossy magazine
- The supermarket glossies are full of celebrity gossip and fad diets.
Origin
gloss + -y
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Sentence Examples
- The glossy ibis is occasionally seen.
- When bleached it is usually put into a firm and glossy finish.
- Tingitana, the last with glossy lozenge-shaped leaflets, grow 8 to to ft.
- The glossy surface of a porcelain glaze is ill fitted for rendering artistic effects with ordinary colors.
- The alpaca and vicuña are smaller and weaker and have never been used for this service, but their fine, glossy fleeces were used by the Indians in the manufacture of clothing and are still an important commercial asset of the elevated table-lands of Peru and Bolivia.
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