glissy

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adjective

shiny, glistening.

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Meanings

adjectiveglissy (comparative glissier, superlative glissiest)

comparative glissier · superlative glissiest

  1. Northern Englandshiny, glistening.
  2. slangshiny and slippery; glossy.

Origin

Origin obscure. Possibly from dialectal gliss (“to shine”) + -y. Compare English glossy, Middle English glisen, glissen, glisten (“to shine, glisten”) from Old English glisian (“to shine, glisten”).

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APA

glissy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glissy

MLA

“glissy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glissy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glissy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glissy.

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