GLOSSY

[adjective], noun -ier, -iestHow did you manage to get such a glossy finish on this table?She has wonderfully glossy hair.If a book or magazine is described as glossy, it means that it has been produced on shiny and expensive paper and usually contains many colour pictures.a glossy coffee-table bookShe came home with a pile of glossy brochures and announced she had decided to buy a car.(esp. disapproving) Glossy can also mean looking attractive, but often not having serious value or quality.This magazine is full of glossy advertisements for after-shave.(US and ANZ) A glossy is also a photograph printed on smooth shiny paper.an 8-by-10 black and white glossyA glossy/glossy magazine (US slick) is a magazine printed on shiny high-quality paper which contains a lot of colour photographs and advertisements, and is usually about famous people, fashion, beauty, etc.