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glassy definition
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Overview of adj glassy The adj glassy has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) glassy -- (resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather) 2. (1) glassy, glazed -- (used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom") 3. glassy, vitreous, vitrified -- ((of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures") Antonyms of adj glassy 3 senses of glassy Sense 1 glassy INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough, unsmooth Sense 2 glassy, glazed INDIRECT (VIA empty) -> full Sense 3 glassy, vitreous, vitrified INDIRECT (VIA glazed) -> unglazed Similarity of adj glassy 3 senses of glassy Sense 1 glassy => smooth (vs. rough) Sense 2 glassy, glazed => empty (vs. full) Sense 3 glassy, vitreous, vitrified => glazed (vs. unglazed), shiny Attributes of adj glassy Familiarity of adj glassy glassy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj glassy glassy Overview of adj glassy The adj glassy has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) glassy -- (resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather) 2. (1) glassy, glazed -- (used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom") 3. glassy, vitreous, vitrified -- ((of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures")
glassy definition
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