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# glassy

adjective (glassy, glassier, glassiest)

«glassy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Glassy means smooth, shiny and clear, like glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#m1)
2. Glassy eyes look blank and without expression, often because of tiredness, illness or being upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In descriptive writing: a glassy lake, a glassy stare; in science, glassy rocks like obsidian; in stories, a character's glassy eyes show shock or sleepiness.

### Examples

- The lake was glassy and still in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#x1)
- Obsidian is a glassy black rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#x2)
- His eyes went glassy with tiredness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#x3)
- The sea was glassy calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#x4)
- She stared at us with a glassy look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#x5)
- He looked out upon the glassy sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/#x6)

### Note

Comparatives: glassier, glassiest (y → i). Glassy water is calm with no waves.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glassy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glassy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glassy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glassy.html) on Mova free.