GLASSY

• (adj.) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness

  "empty eyes", "a glassy stare", "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"

  synonyms : glazed

• (adj.) (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"

  synonyms : vitreous , vitrified

• (adj.) resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness

  "the glassy surface of the lake", "the pavement was...glassy with water"

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