English Explanatory Dictionary

glissy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. shiny, glistening.
  2. shiny and slippery; glossy.

Word forms

glissy glissier glissiest

Etymology

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”).

Related words

glisten
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