| a. | 1. | Made of glass; vitreous; | |||
| 2. | Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; | ||||
| 3. | Dull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; - said of the eyes.
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| Adj. | 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. | glassy - used of eyes lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" Synonyms: glazed | |
| 3. | glassy - (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" |
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