[glossy] adj gloss.i.er ; -est (1556) 1: having a surface luster or brightness "rich ~ leather" "~ paper"
2: attractive in an artificially opulent, sophisticated, or smoothly captivating manner: slick "lots of ~ and phony chatter" syn see sleek -- gloss.i.ly adv -- gloss.i.ness n
[2]glossy n, pl gloss.ies (1928) 1: a photograph printed on smooth shiny paper
2. chiefly Brit: slick 3