GLOSSIER

GLOSSY

glossy, showy

(adjective) superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense; “a glossy TV series”

glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining

(adjective) reflecting light; “glistening bodies of swimmers”; “the horse’s glossy coat”; “lustrous auburn hair”; “saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet”; “shining white enamel”

glossy, calendered

(adjective) (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers; “calendered paper”; “glossy paper”

gilded, meretricious, specious, glossy

(adjective) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; “the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility”; “meretricious praise”; “a meretricious argument”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

glossier

comparative form of glossy

Source: Wiktionary


GLOSSY

Gloss"y, a. [Compar. Glossier; superl. Glossiest.] Etym: [See Gloss luster.]

1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 April 2025

SCOMBROID

(noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters


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