adj.
Pronunciation: ' glä-s ē , ' glo ̇ -
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: gloss · i · er ; -est
Date: 1556
1 : having a surface luster or brightness <rich glossy leather> < glossy paper>
2 : attractive in an artificially opulent, sophisticated, or smoothly captivating manner : SLICK <lots of glossy and phony chatter>
synonyms see SLEEK
– gloss · i · ly \ -s ə -l ē \ adverb
– gloss · i · ness \ -s ē -n ə s \ noun