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glassily
adverb
uk /ˈɡlɑːs.əl.i/ us /ˈɡlæs.əl.i/
glassilyadverb (EYES)
with eyes that have a fixed expression and seem unable to see anything:
He lifted his head and stared glassily at them.
They did not speak, but stared glassily ahead.
She was sitting on the floor, staring glassily at the pile of junk.
He failed to answer reporters' questions, smiling glassily before moving off with his aides.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The eye & surrounding area
beadily
beetling
canthus
chiasm
chiasma
compound eye
eyeball
eyelid
glassy
macula
macula lutea
macular
monobrow
oculomotor
optic nerve
suborbital
superciliary
supraoptic
supraorbital
tear duct
glassilyadverb (SURFACE)
with a surface that is smooth and shiny, like glass:
The sea was glassily calm.
I had been polishing my shoes for so long that they were now glistening glassily.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Straight, even and level
be (as) flat as a pancakeidiom
clean
clean-cut
cleanly
consistency
fine-grained
flat
plane
rhythm
seamless
sleek
sleekly
sleekness
smooth
straight
straightness
super-smooth
true
ultra-smooth
unbranched
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glassy
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